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Ellen José chose the year of Australia’s Bicentenary to highlight the third world conditions in which many indigenous Australians continue to live. She uses the camera directly to confront the viewer with issues that cannot be misconstrued. |
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89.287
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| Artist: | JOSE, Ellen |
| Birth/Death Country: | Australia |
| Birth/Death Date: | 1951 |
| ATSI Region: | Rainforest |
| Sub-Region: | Queensland |
| Specific Location: | Cairns |
| Artists Country: | Torres Strait |
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| Title/date: | The roofless house, Fletcher's Lake 1988 |
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| Technique: | gelatin silver photograph |
| Support: | white semi-gloss photographic paper |
| Size: | comp 42.4 x 60.4 sheet 50.7 x 60.4 |
| Credit Line: | KODAK (Australasia) PTY LTD Fund 1988 |