A NEW free exhibition at the Migration Museum explores the story of migration using artworks in oils and watercolour.
Australien Future - Tales of Migration is the result of two years' work by Queensland-based artist Deb Mostert who connects her family's migration story with the migrations of the natural world, drawing a parallel between human geographical instability and the fragile lives of migratory birds.
The 'tales', illustrated in oil and watercolour, reach back into the artist's family tree, and will resonate with many Australians whose families have come across the seas.
The paintings in oils look back, taking as their starting point family photos of the migration journey, and comment on the present; the question of the health of migratory bird populations as habitat diminishes and the globe warms, and wider political questions of the treatment of the millions of displaced people around the globe.
The delicate watercolours conjure Dutch life through objects, in memory in the Netherlands, or here in a new life in Australia.
The Migration Museum is open daily 10am - 5pm: 82 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide. The exhibition runs until July 28.
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I'm a senior news journalist at The Senior newspaper, the leading publication bringing targeted news on issues affecting older Australians. We cover NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, SA and WA. If you have a story idea I would love to hear it. You can email me: eileen.wood@thesenior.com.au or phone The Senior 02-4355-5000, mob. 0487 495 805
