Birrpai: Dancing Beyond The Lens of Thomas Dick
Schedule
Sat Jan 24 2026 at 07:00 am to 10:00 am
UTC+11:00Location
The Gallery | Coffs Harbour, NS
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Imagine seeing photos of your ancestors in museums, taken by people documenting an ‘exotic’ sighting.From whose lens do we view memory, history, and culture?
Birrpai is a talk, performance, and exhibition refocusing the lens on the UNESCO-listed Thomas Dick Birrpai Photograph Collection. This collection of historical photos was taken from 1910 by non-Indigenous Port Macquarie oyster farmer Thomas Dick and to portray pre-contact Birrpai life and people.
Birrpai is a thought-provoking celebration and remembrance of family by the descendants of the photos: Birrpai Traditional Owner, historian and father John Heath; and his daughter, dancer and choreographer Ngioka Bunda-Heath.
$25 Full Price | $20 Concession | $15 Mob
5pm Sat 24 Jan
5pm Sun 25 Jan
5pm Mon 26 Jan
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Where is it happening?
The Gallery, 6 Park Ave,Coffs Harbour,NSW,AustraliaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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