Parragirls
reimagining parramatta girls home through art and memory
$30.99
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2019
Summary
Parragirls: Art, Activism, and Remembrance at Parramatta Girls Home
Parragirls profiles the transformative artwork Parragirlsrealised in collaboration with contemporary artists and communities since theParragirls Memory Project began in 2012. This vividly illustrated book revealshow art can change places and perceptions, in this case the long-neglected siteof Parramatta Girls Home in Western Sydney, located on the lands of theBurramattagal people of the Darug nation.
<…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781742236445 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1742236448 |
| Author: | Lily Hibberd, Bonney Djuric, Leanne Tobin, Jacinta Tobin |
| Publisher: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Imprint: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2019 |
| Weight: | 670g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 230mm x 183mm |
About The Author
Lily Hibberd
Lily Hibberd is an artist, curator and writer. She co-founded Parragirls Memory Project with Bonney Djuric in 2012 and has co-produced numerous major artworks and exhibitions with Parragirls. She is Adjunct Research Fellow at Art & Design UNSW Sydney and her collaborative new media research with Parragirls was supported by an ARC DECRA research fellowship between 2016 and 2019.
Bonney Djuric (OAM) is an artist, writer and co-founder of Parragirls and the Memory Project, and director of the Parramatta Female Factory Precinct Association. Her contribution to the recognition of Forgotten Australians has been honoured in NSW and federal parliaments. Bonney Djuric is Adjunct Lecturer at UNSW Art & Design Sydney and a member of the Order of Australia.
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