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Art + Soul (2010)

play May contain names, images or voices of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
clip Destiny Deacon

Original classification rating: PG. This clip chosen to be PG

Clip description

Hetti Perkins visits artist Destiny Deacon at her house in Melbourne. Deacon gives Perkins a tour of her studio.

Curator’s notes

By celebrating the work of contemporary urban artist Destiny Deacon the diversity of Australian Aboriginal art is highlighted. The clip shows exquisite examples of Deacon’s construction of photographic images, with dolls representing Aboriginal people, commenting on social, cultural and political issues.