COLLECT the latest photo series by Michael Jalaru Torres is a journey into the dark history of collected human remains taken from Australia and held in institutions in Germany during the early 19th century, Jalaru has captured and presented these works to shed light on the past to help coincide with the repatriation of these remains back to Australia.
Photo series by Michael Jalaru Torres
This series will be exhibited at the Galerie KUB in Leipzig, Germany opening on the 22nd August until the 31st August 2019
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Michael Jalaru Torres
2019
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“The study of the native woman echoed across the sea to the inner world of the skull”
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Michael Jalaru Torres
2019
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“The native woman beauty and culture beyond the lens of flora that was a treasure to those across the sea”
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Michael Jalaru Torres
2019
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“From the first wave of pearling for buttons to the second wave of fine jewels the pearl has always been a dark and hidden history to the natives of Australia”
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Michael Jalaru Torres
2019
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“The white pearl has evolved over time of its value and importance but only today has the black pearl been valued”
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Michael Jalaru Torres
2019
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“The trade of black skin on these social outskirts have always been hidden behind a veil of commerce and the needs of men
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Michael Jalaru Torres
2019
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“Under the corruption of religion and protection of commerce, a nation of people was blinded by the false hope of a better place”
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