InterculturAdelaide
9 JULY 2015, 8:30am
Adelaide Convention Centre
CULTURAL ADAPTIVITY
FOR THE ASIAN
CENTURY
Nazia Ejaz
Crash, 2014
150 x 120 cm
Oil on linen
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InterculturAdelaide is an exciting, once-off public policy and action research summit introducing the
concept of interculturality and finding ways to use this idea to help understand and solve some of the
problems of our increasingly complex world.
The summit is co-hosted by the University of South Australia’s International Centre for Muslim and
non-Muslim Understanding, and the University of Adelaide’s Department of Asian Studies.
It is supported by the South Australian Government’s Department of Premier and Cabinet for.
Dr Amrita Malhi
InterculturAdelaide Convener
Research Fellow, International Centre for
Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding,
Hawke Research Institute, University of
South Australia
Secretary, Asian Studies Association of
Australia Dr Gerry Groot
InterculturAdelaide Co-Convener
ICAS9 Convenor
Head of Discipline, Department of
Asian Studies, University of Adelaide
President, Chinese Studies
Association of Australia
The University of South Australia’s International
Centre for Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding
is funded by the Australian Government
Department of Education and the South
Australian Department of Premier and Cabinet.
International
Centre for Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding
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Introduction
InterculturAdelaide is a major public policy summit and
action research project. It aims to bring together scholars,
policymakers and other stakeholders to consider the idea of
“interculturality” – broadly defined as a set of cultural skills
supporting openness and adaptivity. The day’s proceedings
will encompass issues related to Australia’s own diverse
population, and to Australia’s international relationships across
the Asian region.
InterculturAdelaide is embedded within the final day of the
Ninth International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS9), which
has brought nearly one thousand Asia scholars to Adelaide this
week.
InterculturAdelaide is supported by the South Australian
Government’s Department of Premier and Cabinet.
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Welcome
InterculturAdelaide is an innovative public policy and action research summit
set inside the Ninth International Convention of Asia Scholars. It is designed
with connections in mind, namely to link this week’s discussion about Asia
and Asians to new Australian conversations about our own diversity.
Since the 1970s abolition of the White Australia policy and Australia’s official
embrace of multiculturalism, migrant diaspora populations have become
integral to the nation. Since the 1990s foreign policy turn to Asia, these same
diasporas have joined in the nation’s efforts to improve our engagements
with the region around us.
No longer a “white tribe of Asia”, as Indonesian journalist Ratih Hardjono put
it in 1994, Australians now find that Asian engagement is firmly a part of the
nation’s domestic life — it is not only a feature of international relations.
Increasing diversity and enmeshment with Asia call for improved initiatives
which build Australians’ capacity for smart, sensitive interaction across and
between varied cultural contexts, including those created by politics and
faith. It is our contention at InterculturAdelaide that this capacity is best
supported by a new policy framework designed not only to manage, but to
live and experience, the diversity inherent in our community.
In the interest of improved understanding and a more resilient and cohesive
national community, new policy frameworks to support this experience
should be brought together under a common rubric. At InterculturAdelaide,
we propose that this new rubric is “interculturality” — broadly defined as
a set of attitudes and skills that leverage our multiculturalism to raise our
levels of cultural adaptivity. To explore this proposition, we have brought
together scholars, communities and policy practitioners from a wide range
of communities of interest. We encourage you to participate and inform
our discussion. Our summit, in turn, will inform a policy paper for the
Government of South Australia.
On behalf of our team, including Co-Convener Dr Gerry Groot and Project
Coordinator Ms Annie Drahos, I welcome you to InterculturAdelaide.
Dr Amrita Malhi
InterculturAdelaide Convener
Research Fellow
International Centre for Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding
Hawke Research Institute
University of South Australia
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Program
TIME
ACTIVITY
8:30-10:00am
Session one
Education in a Culturally Diverse Society
City Room 1
Ms Panayoula Parha, Principal, Norwood Morialta High School
Ms Meredith Edwards, Principal, Woodville High School
Ms Jackie Thomson, Flinders University, formerly Multicultural and Asian Perspectives Advisor with the
Department of Education and Child Development
Intercultural Food and Wine
City Room 2
Ms Allison Creed, PhD Candidate, University of Southern Queensland
Dr Jean Duruz, Adjunct Researcher, Hawke Research Institute, UniSA
Mr Andrew Holmes, Managing Director, Hahndorf Inn
Ms Gabriele B. Fitzgerald, PhD Candidate, Zero Waste SA Research Centre for Sustainable Design and
Behaviour, UniSA
Cultural Exchange and Engagement with South-East Asia – Coordinated by Flinders University
City Room 3
Mr Douglas Gautier, CEO and Artistic Director, Adelaide Festival Centre
Mr Joseph Mitchell, Director, OzAsia Festival
Dr Priyambudi Sulistiyanto, Senior Lecturer, School of International Studies, Flinders University
Dr William Peterson, Senior Lecturer, Drama Department, Flinders University
10:00:10:30
Tea Break
10:30-12:00pm
Session Two
Premier’s Opening and Keynote Panel
Panorama Room 1&2
Professor Anthony Elliott, Director, Hawke Research Institute, University of South Australia will introduce the
Honourable Jay Weatherill, Premier of South Australia
InterculturAdelaide will be officially opened by the Honourable Jay Weatherill, Premier of South Australia
Professor Prasenjit Duara, Raffles Professor of Humanities and Director, Asia Research Institute at the National
University of Singapore
How Relevant is the Concept of Secularism to Asia? Questions for a Global Ethics of Diversity
Hon. Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Selangor State Executive Councillor for Education, Human Capital Development,
Science, Technology and Innovation, and State Assembly Member for Seri Setia, Malaysia
Challenges of Democracy in a Diverse Society
Professor Gary Bouma AM, UNESCO Chair in Intercultural and Interreligious Relations - Asia Pacific, Emeritus
Professor of Sociology at Monash University, Acting Director of the Global Terrorism Research Centre, and
Associate Priest in the Anglican Parish of St John’s East Malvern, Victoria
Religious Diversity and Interculturality Dr Amrita Malhi, InterculturAdelaide Convener; Research Fellow, International Centre for Muslim and nonMuslim Understanding, Hawke Research Institute, University of South Australia; Secretary, Asian Studies
Association of Australia
Convener’s Welcome and Introduction to InterculturAdelaide
12:00-1:00pm
Lunch
1:00-2:30pm
Session Three
Diverse Communities and Accessing Opportunities
Panorama Room 3
Dr Joseph Masika OAM, Member, South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission; President,
Federation of African Communities Councils in Australia
The Honourable Houssam Abiad, Deputy Lord Mayor of Adelaide
Dr David Radford, Senior Research Fellow, Hawke Research Institute, UniSA
Ms Kate Muslera, Legal Education Officer, Legal Services Commission of South Australia
Hon. Angela Keneally, Mayor, Charles Sturt Council
International Education
City Room 1
Dr Glen Stafford, Manager, Academic and Global Relations, University of Adelaide
Professor Greg McCarthy, Professor of Political Science, Department of Politics and International Studies,
University of Adelaide
Dr Kate Cadman, Senior Adjunct Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide
Dr Imtiaz Ahmad, Asst. Prof., Department of Teacher Education, University of Karachi
Dr Michelle Kohler, Senior Lecturer, Languages Education and Indonesian, Faculty of Education, Humanities
and Law, Flinders University
Dr Nina Maadad, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of Adelaide
TIME
ACTIVITY
1:00-2:30pm
Session Three (cont.)
Health and Services
City Room 2
Mr Marco Baccanti, Director, HealthInSA
Ms Mahjabeen Ahmad, Consultant, ACH Group
Mr Jeff Fiebig, General Manager, Major Initiatives, ACH Group
Ms Jeanette Walters, Manager Policy and Programs, Office for the Ageing, SA Health
Cultural and Creative Industries
City Room 3
Assoc. Prof. Ming Cheung, Assoc. Prof., Department of Media, University of Adelaide
Assoc. Prof. Jo Caust, Director, JoCaustArts
Mr Andrew Hunter, General Manager, Community Programs, Port Adelaide Football Club
Professor Michael Keane, Professor of Chinese Media, School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts, Curtin
University
Ms Christina Tridente, Director, couture+love+madness
Mr Ludgero Rego, Languages Consultant, Catholic Education SA
2:30-3:00pm
Afternoon Tea
3:00-4:30pm
Session Four
Diasporas and Global Hubs
– Chaired by Professor Ien Ang, Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Western Sydney
Panorama Room 1
Ms Thienny Lee, PhD Candidate, Department of Indonesian Studies, The University of Sydney
Ms Wesa Chau, Director, Cultural Intelligence, Swinburne University of Technology
Ms Christina Lien, Convenor, ASEAN Alliance
Ms Nur Madihah Akmal Hisham and Ms Annabelle Lee Jia Wen, Malaysian Progressives in Australia
Mr Brian Hayes QC, Murray Chambers, South Australian Bar Association; National Chairman, Australia India
Institute
Mr Michael Guerin, Director, South East Asia, Investment, Trade & Immigration, Department of State
Development
Intercultural Controversies: Property Prices and Halal Groceries
Panorama Room 2
Professor Mobo Gao, Professor, Department of Asian Studies, University of Adelaide
Mr Chris Preston, Director, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Australian Food and Grocery Council
Mr James Young, State Chief Executive South Australia, Colliers International; Chair of the Property Committee
for the Australia China Business Council (SA Chapter)
Mr Abdul Ayan, Principal and Managing Director at Aus-Halal Pty Ltd
How can community, industry and governments work in partnership to counter
radicalisation and violent extremism in at-risk young people? – Chaired by Assoc. Prof. Anne Aly
Panorama Room 3
Assoc. Prof. Anne Aly, School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts, Curtin University
Ms Sowaibah Hanifie, UniSA Student
Mr Ahmed Zreika, President, Islamic Society of South Australia
Inspector Sandy Morey, Strategy, Policy and Programs Section, South Australian Police
Mr Abdulrahim Osman Elmi, Mentor and Program Manager, Roots TV
IDEAS LABORATORY: Education and Youth
Engaging schools with Ethnic Communities: Case Study of INDOfest and its Schools Project
– Facilitated by Dr Glen Stafford, Manager, Academic and Global Relations
City Room 1
Ms Yvette Cole, Coordinator, INDOfest Schools Project
Mr Chris Majewski, Secretary Australia-Indonesia Association, South Australia (AIA-SA)
Ms Lyndal Chittleborough, Indonesian Teacher, Crafers Primary School and Hills Montessori Preschool
Communities of Diverse Cultures and Faiths
City Room 2
Mr Rob Macpherson, Minister, Unitarian Church of SA
Dr Karima Moraby, School of Social and Policy Studies, Flinders University
Mr Brad Chilcott, Director, Welcome to Australia
Ms Manal Younus, Ambassador, Welcome to Australia; University of Adelaide Student
Dr Audrey Fernandes-Satar, Honorary Research Associate, Murdoch University
4:30-5:30pm
Session Five
IDEAS LABORATORY: Inclusion, Cohesion, Resilience and Countering Radicalisation
Panorama Room 3
– Facilitated by Mr Brad Chilcott, Director of Welcome to Australia
Aims and Structure of
InterculturAdelaide
InterculturAdelaide’s focus is on the rich and complex connections between Australia and our neighbours in Southeast
Asia, India and China. We ask:
• How can interculturality help Australians to view diversity not as a threat, problem or resource to be managed, but
simply a feature of what we are?
• How can Australians form new and relevant notions of community to better support our changing needs as a diverse
people?
• How can Australians harness our own diversity to find a new, prosperous place for ourselves in a rapidly restructuring
global environment?
• How can Australia join with others to help support the growth of interculturality? Could such alliances help to
undermine prejudice, racism, even violent extremism?
The key policy areas of InterculturAdelaide that will structure the panels and ideas laboratories are:
• Education and Research
• Cultural and Creative Industries
• Food and Wine
• Health and Services
• Inclusion, Cohesion, Resilience and Countering Radicalisation.
What is an ideas laboratory?
An ideas lab is essentially a workshop that invites people from all strata of society to discuss some of these questions.
There is generally a featured person or panel who starts things off with a talk for between five and ten minutes, and
then a facilitator will guide the discussion between participants. People are encouraged to prepare questions or
statements beforehand to maximise the opportunity to voice their opinions. The content from ideas labs will inform
the drafting of public policy papers after the event. Academic, government, community and business groups are all
welcome.
Guidelines
Ideas labs are a chance for everybody to participate, share a space and listen to different voices and opinions. They are
open for all registrants to join in on the day and we encourage everybody to get involved. This is a largely experimental
format and to keep the discussion flowing smoothly, please take note of the following guidelines:
• Speakers generally speak for 5-10 minutes
• Remember that everyone’s input is equally valid
• Please respect and encourage the speaker by not
interrupting and listening to the facilitator
• Share “air-time”- respect everyone’s right to be heard
• Be open to new concepts and ideas!
Nazia Ejaz
Red 2, 2013
100 x 100 cm
Acrylic on linen
About the MnM Centre at the
University of South Australia
The International Centre for Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding (MnM Centre) was officially launched on 14
October 2008 by its Patron, the Honourable Bob Hawke AC. The development of the MnM Centre was publicly
endorsed by Nelson Mandela, Honorary Doctor of the University and international patron of UniSA’s Hawke Centre;
Kevin Rudd, then Prime Minister of Australia; Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, Secretary General, All India Organization of
Imams of Mosques; and Mike Rann, then Premier of South Australia. The Commonwealth Government Department of
Education provided funds for the centre’s development, and the South Australian Department of Premier and Cabinet
contributed funds for postgraduate scholarships and conferences.
The University of South Australia contains within its Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences the Hawke Research
Institute (HRI), which conducts world-class, cross-disciplinary research in the social sciences, humanities and creative
arts. With eight research centres and approximately 120 members, the HRI is Australia’s largest social science and
humanities institute. The International Centre for Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding (MnM Centre) is one of the
most prominent of the Hawke Research Institute’s eight research centres. The HRI, led by Director Professor Anthony
Elliott, has in recent years rapidly expanded to become the premier Australian research hub in the social sciences and
is committed to promoting public understanding of major social issues.
The HRI, with its emphasis on international relations and social justice, provides a crucial global platform for the work
of the MnM Centre. It provides assistance through international linkages and opportunities for interdisciplinary research
projects, symposia and workshops involving scholars with expertise in areas such as community conflict resolution,
international studies and reconciliation.
The vision of the MnM Centre is to be an internationally significant research centre, devoted to understanding and
transcending the divide between Muslims and non-Muslims, with a strong socio-cultural focus that fosters informed
relationships between cultures and identities. The centre provides a unique forum in which scholars and PhD students
develop and disseminate ideas within the framework of a broader social justice agenda.
Intercultural understanding, however, is not simply a matter of gaining better knowledge or developing empathy but
also changing the original terms of reference by which misunderstandings are generated: our scholars do this by
pioneering critical scholarship and creating opportunities for open dialogue and community engagement. Wherever
possible, the research of the centre is made accessible to external stakeholders to provide opportunities to engage in
dialogue with the aim of continually building greater understanding and influencing positive change. Mediums through
which research is disseminated include publications, the media, public speaking engagements, academic conferences
and the MnM Centre’s public fora.
The MnM Centre’s research addresses cross-cultural issues,
reflects commitment to reconciliation and develops rational
approaches to addressing and overcoming prejudices about
diversity. Thus the focus of the MnM Centre’s work – its
research, its collaboration with other programs and people
at the University of South Australia, and its engagement
with local and international partners and communities – is
identifying ways in which different communities can, should
and do encounter and interact with each other.
The Hawke Building, City West campus,
University of South Australia
About the Department of Asian
Studies at the University of Adelaide
The Department of Asian Studies at the University of Adelaide, founded in 1975 as a university-wide interdisciplinary
unit, is South Australia’s foremost centre for the teaching of Asian Studies, Chinese and Japanese with a special
outreach program for Indonesian in conjunction with Flinders University.
The Department boasts world-renowned expertise on Japan and China through its three professors while its language
teaching program has been rewarded with national prizes for learning & teaching as well as the top university teaching
awards.
InterculturAdelaide is strongly supported by the Department of Asian Studies, which is proud of its record of promoting
inter-disciplinary, inter-university and outreach programs, conferences and symposia, most notably the Ninth
International Convention of Asia Scholars Conference, the umbrella event incorporating InterculturAdelaide.
The Department of Asian Studies is part of the School of Social Sciences in the Faculty of Arts.
Nazia Ejaz, Here and There, 2014
90 x 60 cm
Oil on linen
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Premier’s Opening Panel for
InterculturAdelaide: Cultural
Adaptivity for the Asian Century
10.30am – 12.00pm, Thursday 9 July 2015
Panorama Room 1 & 2, Adelaide Convention Centre
Opening by the Premier of South Australia, The Honourable Mr. Jay Weatherill
Professor Anthony Elliott, Director, Hawke Research Institute, University of South Australia will introduce the
Honourable Jay Weatherill, Premier of South Australia.
InterculturAdelaide will be officially opened by the Premier of South Australia, The Honourable Jay Weatherill.
InterculturAdelaide is presented with the support of the South Australian Government’s Department of Premier and
Cabinet and will also be attended by the Hon. Ms Zoe Bettison, Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion and
Ms Grace Portolesi, Chair of the South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission. Following the Premier’s
official opening, a panel discussion will be led by the following experts:
Professor Prasenjit Duara
Raffles Professor of Humanities and Director, Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore How Relevant is the Concept of Secularism to Asia? Questions for a Global Ethics of Diversity
Professor Gary Bouma
UNESCO Chair in Intercultural and Interreligious Relations - Asia Pacific
Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Monash University
Acting Director of the Global Terrorism Research Centre
Associate Priest in the Anglican Parish of St John’s East Malvern, Victoria
Religious Diversity and Interculturality
Hon. Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
Selangor State Executive Councillor for Education, Human Capital Development, Science, Technology and Innovation
State Assembly Member for Seri Setia Malaysia
Challenges of Democracy in a Diverse Society
Dr Amrita Malhi
InterculturAdelaide Convener
Research Fellow, International Centre for Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding, Hawke Research Institute, University
of South Australia
Secretary, Asian Studies Association of Australia
Convener’s Welcome and Introduction to InterculturAdelaide
Keynote Speakers
Professor Prasenjit Duara
Raffles Professor of Humanities and Director, Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore
Professor Prasenjit Duara is the Raffles Professor of Humanities and Director, Asia Research Institute at National
University of Singapore. He was born and educated in India; received his PhD in Chinese history from Harvard University;
and was previously Professor and Chair of the Department of History and Chair of the Committee on Chinese Studies at
the University of Chicago. In 1988, he published Culture, Power and the State: Rural North China, 1900-1942 (Stanford
Univ Press), which won the Fairbank Prize of the AHA and the Levenson Prize of the AAS, USA.
Among his other books are Rescuing History from the Nation (U Chicago 1995), Sovereignty and Authenticity:
Manchukuo and the East Asian Modern (Rowman 2003), an edited volume, Decolonization: Now and Then (Routledge,
2004) and A Companion to Global Historical Thought co-edited with Viren Murthy and Andrew Sartori (John Wiley,
2014). His work has been widely translated into Chinese, Japanese, Korean and the European languages.
His new book, The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future was published by Cambridge
University Press in 2015
Hon. Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
Selangor State Executive Councillor for Education, Human Capital Development, Science, Technology and Innovation,
and State Assembly Member for Seri Setia
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad is a Malaysian politician who currently serves as the Youth Leader of the People’s Justice Party.
He is Selangor State Executive Councillor for Education, Human Capital Development, Science, Technology and
Innovation; and Member of the Selangor Legislative Assembly for the state seat of Seri Setia.
He grew up in the Selangor city of Petaling Jaya. He received his education at La Salle in Kuala Lumpur before being
admitted into the Malay College Kuala Kangsar. After graduating from MCKK he underwent a preparatory program at
Kolej Yayasan UEM where he was the Student Council President and recipient of a Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB)
scholarship. Upon completion of his A-levels in KYUEM he was admitted into King’s College London, to read law.
In the United Kingdom, he became active in his college’s Labour Student Society and the Federation of Students
Islamic Societies (FOSIS). Among the Malaysian students in the UK he was also secretary of the Malaysian Law Students
Union and vice-chairman of the Malaysian Students Executive Council.
In 2009 Marshall Cavendish published his book Moving Forward: Malays for the 21st Century. It was also published
in Malay as Mendepani Zaman: Melayu untuk Abad ke-21. In 2011, he published Coming of Age: A Decade of Essays
2001–2011.
Professor Gary Bouma AM
UNESCO Chair in Intercultural and Interreligious Relations—Asia Pacific, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Monash
University, Acting Director of the Global Terrorism Research Centre, and Associate Priest in the Anglican Parish of St
John’s East Malvern, Victoria
Professor Gary D Bouma AM is the UNESCO Chair in Intercultural and Interreligious Relations – Asia Pacific, Emeritus
Professor of Sociology at Monash University, Australian node of the Religion and Diversity Project, University of Ottawa,
Acting Director of the Global Terrorism Research Centre, and Associate Priest in the Anglican Parish of St John’s East
Malvern. He is President of the Australian Association for the Study of Religions. He was Chair, Board of Directors for The
Parliament of the World’s Religions 2009.
His research in the sociology of religion examines the management of religious diversity in plural multicultural
societies, postmodernity as a context for theology, religion and terror, and religion and public policy. He is the author
or co-author of over 25 books. Recent books include: Australian Soul: Religion and Spirituality in the Twenty-First
Century (Cambridge University Press); Democracy in Islam (Routledge); Religious Diversity in Southeast Asia and
the Pacific Islands: National Case Studies (Springer); and Freedom of Religion and Belief in 21st Century Australia
(Australian Human Rights Commission). His latest book is Being Faithful in Diversity: Religions and Social Policy in
Multifaith Societies (ATF). He was invested as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to Sociology, to
interreligious relations and to the Anglican Church of Australia in 2013.
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Nazia Ejaz, Walk with me, 2013
150 x 50 cm
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
Art Exhibition:
JAALI / SCREEN by Nazia Ejaz
This exhibition is being held in the Kerry Packer Civic Gallery at the University of South Australia’s City West campus,
Hawke Building, 55 North Tce from 3 to 17 July 2015.
This exhibition of paintings, sculpture and installation by the emerging artist, Nazia Ejaz, is an exploration of space and
the duality of being either within or without, here and there, both connected and separate.
Jaali is a perforated stone or lattice screen or web like structure that is a feature of Indo-Islamic architecture. These
screens are used for separation, for demarcating a space, to form boundaries, to shroud and reveal, depending on the
perspective of the viewer.
The artist uses this reference to engage the politics of representation and of participation and exclusion.
Artist Statement
‘To be outside something is always to be inside something else. To be outside
(something) is to afford oneself the possibility of a perspective to look upon this inside.’
(Elizabeth Grosz, 2001)
I am deeply interested in the binaries that act as filters and permeate multiple levels of our
social perceptions and interactions.
I am influenced by a complex system of an unconsciously acquired bias, manipulated by
historical, cultural and ethnic affiliations, economics and media. In a desire to belong to a
group we tend to distance ourselves from the ‘other’ while our response to that which is
different defines who we are.
In Urdu, the word Jaali has a dual meaning. While it literally means ‘fine web’, it also
implies something that is ‘counterfeit’ or ‘fake’.
The interconnected and symmetrical structure of the screen creates
awareness of a space beyond the gaze but obstructs it at the same time.
The interplay of darkness and light de-centres conventional forms of
seeing, looking and representing.
My work attempts to explore these points of separation.
The University of South Australia’s
International Centre for Muslim
and non-Muslim Understanding is
funded by the Australian
Government Department
of Education and the South
Australian Department
of Premier and Cabinet.
© International Centre for Muslim
and non-Muslim Understanding
2015
City West Campus
University of South Australia
Adelaide
South Australia
unisa.edu.au/muslim-understanding
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Nazia Ejaz
Crash, 2014
150 x 120 cm
Oil on linen