Australian Immigration and the Changing Face of the Population
Released on = October 18, 2006, 4:09 am
Press Release Author = Neoli Marcos
Industry = Media
Press Release Summary = It's a theme that has always mystified us: the future and its possibilities. This is what a group of 3 Sydney photographers have tasked
themselves with, the attempt to pin down that future and capture on film what the
future holds for the average Sydney citizen.
Press Release Body = Hawthorn, Australia, 18 October 2006----It's a theme that has always mystified us: the future and its possibilities. This is what a group of 3
Sydney photographers have tasked themselves with, the attempt to pin down that
future and capture on film what the future holds for the average Sydney citizen.
The ambitious, insightful, and highly-charged art installation entitled Face of
Sydney is a collection of over 1,400 portraits of Sydney residents in face of the
growing multiculturalism in Australia today. These photos were manipulated and
formed into composites that reflect what the average Sydney resident looks like as
layered through the collective population.
Australia is best known for its healthy immigration, particularly for its targeting
of skilled workers and professionals from all over the world who are expected to
contribute to the skills shortage in the country. With the explosion of skilled
migrants into the country (particularly Britons, Irish, Italians, Greeks, New
Zealanders Indian, Maltese, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Chinese, Malaysian, and Thai),
Australia is enjoying a welcome multicultural diversity unlike no other. Sydney is
the first port of call for every migrant entering Australia, which is the main
reason why the city is perhaps the most kaleidoscopic and democratic when it comes
to population.
The installation is part of the Art & About exhibit which is set to run in Sydney
for the whole month of October. For sheer ethereal effect (as the makers say) and
massive scale, the Face of Sydney will be projected on the side of the AMP building
at Circular Quay. Set to finish in 2008, the full exhibit will be called Facing
Australia.
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