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Brisbane Dreaming (1994)

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clip Shimmering in the sun

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Aerial shots show modern day Brisbane. The voice-over narration tells us of the legacy of natural phenomena and Indigenous culture upon which the city of Brisbane is built.

Curator’s notes

This clip introduces the Indigenous peoples of the area now known as Brisbane. Brisbane Dreaming moves between archaeological, anthropological and Indigenous cosmology to speak about the many relationships that are representative of Brisbane as we know it today. Indigenous cosmology and connection to place is explained as being on par with the life cycle of the butterfly; in the first dimension we are the egg, in the second the grub, in the present human dimension the cocoon, and then we are born into the spirit world after maturing on earth. Brisbane Dreaming continues to move back and forth between these different schools of thought in order to give the audience an informed perspective of Brisbane.

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