Project
‘Isle Landers’
The project ‘Isle Landers’ is a photographic art
project based on photojournalist Darrin Zammit-Lupi’s documentation of lives of
asylum seekers and migrants through and after their journey across the
Mediterranean to Malta. The photo exhibition is available for viewing in
Ballarat and an official presentation by Darrin Zammit-Lupi will take place on
12 September. Darrin Zammit-Lupi, who is due to arrive in Australia in the
coming days, is also due to deliver a Talk at the University of Melbourne on 17
September. Here are some further details:
The Ballarat International Foto Biennale 2015:
is officially open for public viewing between 22 August till 20 September 2015
(including ‘Isle Landers’ exhibition). The program of the launch of Darrin
Zammit-Lupi’s photo exhibition and an evening dinner on the same day is as
follows:
Saturday 12
September 2015 at 14:30hrs in BALLARAT
ISLE
LANDERS – BOAT MIGRATION AND MALTA
Location: Minning Exchange, 8 Lydiard St N, Ballarat Vic
·
Opening address by David Manne, Executive Director of the Refugee and Immigration
Legal Centre (RILC) Human rights lawyer
and migration agent.
·
Followed by Victor Grech,
Consul-General of Malta for Victoria
·
Q & A with Darrin Zammit-Lupi
·
Book signing
Click here for further information
Thursday 17
September 2015 at 13:00hrs in MELBOURNE
ILLUSTRATED
TALK at the University of Melbourne
on ‘ISLE LANDERS’ – BOAT MIGRATION AND MALTA
Chaired by Professor Nikos Papastergiadis, Director of
the Research Unit in Public Vultures
Location: 700, Swanston Street Carlton, Melbourne Vic
Attendance to the University of Melbourne Talk on
‘Isle Landers’ is possible for free. Registration is required either from the
attached Flyer or from the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/isle-landers-boat-migration-and-malta-an-illustrated-talk-tickets-18184052992
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Malta and the
CHOGM 2015 are supporting the visit of Mr Darrin Zammit-Lupi to Australia.
Should there be the need for any further information, please contact the
undersigned on 03 9670 8427 or 0430378407.
A Maltese dinner will take place at the end of the
events in Ballarat on 12 September 2015 at Lydriad Wine Bar. The dinner is
expected to be a Maltese expression of Arts and a Cultural night. The link for
its booking will be on the Generation Australian Maltese (GAM) Facebook page as
from 1st September. Dinner for a reasonable price of $50 (excluding
drinks).