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This is my place

In Galleries Four, Five and Six

An antidote to the months spent in isolation at home, This is my place brings a fresh, intimate focus to the places that define who we are – our spiritual homes, habitats and workspaces.

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Lee Lin Chin
Lee Lin Chin, 2005 Ingvar Kenne. © Ingvar Kenne
Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes folio atlas (second edition)
Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes folio atlas (second edition), 1824 Francois Peron, Louis de Freycinet, Nicolas-Martin Petit
Mick Fanning at Snapper Rocks
Mick Fanning at Snapper Rocks, 2010 Andrew Maccoll. © Andrew Maccoll
John Howard and Janette Howard
John Howard and Janette Howard, 2000 Josonia Palaitis. © Josonia Palaitis/Copyright Agency, 2024
Wandjuk Marika
Wandjuk Marika, 1979 Juno Gemes. © Juno Gemes/Copyright Agency, 2024
Yami Lester speaks at Uluru Handback Ceremony
Yami Lester speaks at Uluru Handback Ceremony, 1985 (printed 2003) Juno Gemes. © Juno Gemes/Copyright Agency, 2024
The Hon Gough Whitlam, Ossie Cruse and Michael Anderson
The Hon Gough Whitlam, Ossie Cruse and Michael Anderson, 1981 (printed 2003) Juno Gemes. © Juno Gemes/Copyright Agency, 2024
Albert and his wife Rubina, Macdonnell Ranges
Albert and his wife Rubina, Macdonnell Ranges, 1946 Axel Poignant
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Robyn Davidson (Hamelin Pool, Indian Ocean, Western Australia), 1977 (printed 2014) Rick Smolan
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Flynn of the Inland, 1955-1956 Harry Hudson
Makinti Napanangka, Kintore
Makinti Napanangka, Kintore, 2001 Hari Ho. © Hari Ho/Copyright Agency, 2024
Dr Phillip Law
Dr Phillip Law, 1974 Dallas Hawes
Ron and Valerie Taylor
Ron and Valerie Taylor, n.d. an unknown artist
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