Joginder Singh
We’re very excited that the ‘Indian Aussies’ photographic exhibition will be launched in Melbourne in late September. Premier John Brumby will officially launch the exhibition, which will be mounted onto the walls of the CrossBar building at the top of Federation Square in Melbourne. With each photograph being larger than life-size, it will be very impactful! The date for the opening has not yet been finalised, but we believe it will be around the last week of September.
The launch of the exhibition in Delhi is being organised by the Australian High Commission and will now launch in November to allow for the Commonwealth Games to run before the project unveiling. The High Commission plans to mount further exhibitions of the photographs across India, after the launch in Delhi.
So that we can maintain a more permanent presence for ‘Indian Aussies’, we are building a website which will be located on the Victorian Multicultural Commission website, with the launch timed for late September. The site will feature the photographs and stories of those who have been kind enough to participate in this project. It will also include some extended video interviews. We hope to be able to increase the number of video interviews over time, as they are able to provide a more detailed view of the lives and experiences of Indian Aussies in Australia.
Thank you to everyone who has participated in this significant project. You have been generous with your time; you have welcomed us warmly into your homes and places of business; you have made the project a success. And a very big thank you to those of you who have sent us notes of support and congratulations.
We look forward to seeing you at Federation Square. And if you can’t make it to the exhibition, we will make sure that you get to see how it unfolded online.
