What shapes your identity?
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Many clubs
Kat Clarke discusses being a young, Aborginal, hoodie-wearing woman.
Blend
Ria Soemardjo incorporates Javanese vocal techniques into her own traditional and contemporary musical performances.
Humour
Nazeem Hussain and Aamer Rahman talk about their collaboration as comedy duo, ‘Fear of a Brown Planet’.
Share
Diana Nguyen reflects on how she expresses her identity and Vietnamese heritage through performing arts.
Inspire
The Angels’ Voices band talk about maintaining their Congolese traditions through entertaining and reaching out to new audiences.
Perform
Dimitri Katsoulis shows the importance of traditional Greek shadow puppet theatre to Greek communities in Greece and Melbourne.
Reveal
Andy Jackson discusses how his poetry has become integral to expressing who he is and the experiences that shape his identity.
Interpret
Ede Horton discusses how her glass creations are expressions of her own contemporary Jewish identity.
Celebrate
Eseta Meneilly reflects on how her ecclesiastical stoles unite her spirituality, her ministry and her Fijian heritage.
Shape
Heja Chong combines ancient techniques with contemporary forms to express herself and the influences of the Australian environment.
Preserve
Anna Apinis produced large weavings which incorporate traditional patterns from her homeland in Latvia.
Remember
Eva Schubert incorporates Australian nature and materials into her wooden carvings, telling stories from her life experiences.
Combine
Lou Xiang combines his surroundings with his own interpretations of traditional Chinese brush and ink painting and calligraphy.
Challenge
Bindi Cole talks about exploring Aboriginal identity through her photography.