The Ark,
a 13 metre lantern vessel carried by 200 people, was laden with images of
Australia’s native fauna. It also bore two children: one Aboriginal
Australian, and one whose father was born in Australia of British parentage and
whose mother was born in Holland.
Participants made symbols of the things they
value most to be taken onto the Ark. The white dove figurehead flew down from
the prow to receive words of wisdom from the elders, represented by Folk
Federation president and well- known defender of the natural environment, Des
Ritchie. These words were projected onto the hull of the Ark for all to see: “We are
the ancestors of tomorrow”.
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Photographs by Graeme Batterbury (Stage One Photography) and Reina Irmer.
