This screen based touring exhibition features ten contemporary Australian video artists, including Angelica Mesiti, John Conomos, Grant Stevens and Deborah Kelly.

Reflecting on two distinctive and opposite visions of the Australian cultural landscape, that of the vast centre to the built up city peripheries, the exhibition explores these contrasts through various techniques such as documentary film, narrative  sequence and the use of found footage.

Curated by dLux MediaArts in association with Geoffrey Weary, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney.

Inspired by the beauty of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in flood over the past few years, and the now receding waters that change the local landscape on a daily basis, renowned award winning Australian landscape photographer, Burrinja is pleased to be presenting the first exhibition of the complete works of 'Kati Thanda' at Burrinja Gallery from 18 May to 11 August 2013.

Elfes is incredibly experienced in photographing this very special part of Australia. For the past five years, he has documented Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre and the Central and Eastern desert regions of Australia. These works which form the 'Kati Thanda' exhibition, also form the basis for a book to be published by ABC Books in not to distant future, are described as 'a journey through time into the ancient world of Australia's desert interior with its infinite horizons and the ever changing landscape'.

This exhibition presents the outback in spectacular colour, featuring low level aerial images with intricate detail that capture the beauty and remoteness of this environmentally and culturally significant part of Australia.

Peter's photographs were shown at Sydney's Customs House in 2012 to great acclaim. Burrinja is excited to host the complete exhibition for the first time in a Victoria exclusive.

Venue: Burrinja Gallery
Date: 18 May - 11 August
Opening Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10.30am - 4pm
Exhibition entry:$5 For Adults
                           $4 For Concession
                           Free for Jarmbi Members
Guided tours: Thursdays and Saturdays @ 11 am

The Significance of Kati Thanda

On 22 May 2012 the Arabunna People were awarded native title to 62,000km2' of South Australia including Kati Thanda, which up until December 2012 had been known as Lake Eyre, named after Edward John Eyre, who was the first European to discover this inland sea in 1840.

This ancient seabed has been an important part of Aboriginal culture and mythology for thousands of years. There are many Aboriginal Dreaming stories associated with the Lake one of them describes a ghostly spirit called Warrena, that emerged from the waters of the Lake. To the Arabunna Warrena is the spiritual keeper of the Lake. It is therefore only fitting after 160 years that we now acknowledge the traditional owners by referring to it by its Arabunna name, Kati Thanda.

Elfes says 'This exhibition chronicles my five year odyssey into what the Arabunna people call the heart of the Australia... Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre and its surrounding deserts. The people I have met and the things I have seen, has completely altered my perception of our arid interior. With or without water, this is an incredible part of Australia and the world'.

All photographs in the exhibition are available for purchase as limited edition prints in various formats.
Selected images from the Exhibition have also been reproduced as prints, cards and postcards and are avaliable for purchase at the Burrinja Gallery Shop.
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Fashion meets Fiction is an exciting and innovative exhibition concept that brings together our love of popular fiction and its many famous colourful characters with the cultural trend towards high-end fashion, and particularly period pieces.

Visit the Fashion meets Fiction blog - go behind the scenes and join in the fashion meets fiction conversation.

Burrinja Executive Officer, Ross Farnell believes “Fashion meets Fiction is a unique and fascinating event that brings together over 200 years of costume, fashion, design and fiction with the many famous and often glamorous characters that inhabit our popular culture; from Scarlett O'Hara to Holly Golightly, Phryne Fisher to Carrie Bradshaw and beyond. The exhibition and a raft of fabulous events will immerse audiences into the world of these celebrated fictional characters through fashion, creating a not-to-be-missed experience.“

This exhibition is a must see for all fashion, fiction, design and history buffs.

For over 70 years Doris Darnell, a Quaker from Pennsylvania, pursued a passion for fashion by collecting vintage clothes and accessories. For Doris, the social history behind the items was as important as the items themselves and preserving them and their stories for future generations became an important part of her passion. The Darnell Collection grew out of donations and gifts from around the world. Importantly, most of the items came with accompanying letters, photographs and stories which linked them to the original owners or donors and often to the occasions to which they were worn.

Charlotte Smith inherited her godmother Doris's collection in 2004. It has continued to grow through further bequests to over 5,500 pieces representing 23 different countries and is considered the largest private vintage clothing collection in Australia.

Every aspect of a woman's wardrobe since 1720 to present day is included: outerwear, underwear, nightwear, day and evening dresses, wedding dresses, sportswear, shoes, hats, handbags, gloves, jewellery, lace, buttons, fans, feathers, textiles, wire hoop crinolines and bustles. Men's and children's clothing is also represented as is a large reference library of books, journals and museum exhibition catalogues.

As custodian of the Darnell Collection, Charlotte recognises the importance of its role in fashion history education and its role as a design resource. The collection's mission is to preserve, develop and enhance the collection's ability to educate, interpret and inspire existing and new audiences for the better understanding and appreciation of the art of fashion.

For more information on the collection visit www.darnellcollection.com.