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JOURNEY TO THE ANTIPODS – Moving between curious people and places that are apparently distant

In Wonderland, to discover the other side of creativity At the antipodes of Europe and southeast of New Zealand, where a slice of the Pacific Ocean hosts the islands of the Antipodes, https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/southland/places/subantarctic-islands/antipodes-islands/. Used by Plato to denote the inhabitants of the earth diametrically opposed to Europe, Asia and Libya, the concept of antipodes requires as an inevitable condition that …

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SIMPLICITY AND PHOTOGRAPHIC IMMEDIATENESS – Max Dupain and his desire to give life to the inanimate

Photographing Sydney’s emerging modernist architecture As a gift, he received his first camera in 1924. Born in Sydney (New South Wales, Australia) in April 1911, Australian photographer Max Dupain https://www.maxdupain.com.au/ developed a photographic style aimed at the use of geometric shapes in architecture and industry. From his first photographic shots, his attention was attract by the opportunity to use the …

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MAKING WOMEN FEEL BEAUTIFUL, PRINCESSES OR OSCAR-WINNING – Carla Zampatti and her timeless but also trendy collections

What a woman wears must express her individuality and style The Sydney Opera House was under construction when she launched her own fashion brand. Born in Italy in 1942, Carla Zampatti https://issada.com/pages/carla-zampatti settled with her family in Fremantle and Bullfinch. In 1965, she produced her first collection, followed five years later by the founding of Carla Zampatti Limited. Her clothes …

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THE OPEN REPRESENTATION OF SEXUALITY AND FEMALE FORCE – Dorothy Hewett, an aspiring writer during World War II

When poetic vocation grows between sheep and wheat, southeast of Perth Bobbin Up, her first novel published in 1959 and based on her experiences working in a spinning mill; it was even translated into Russian and hailed as an example of social realist fiction. When Dorothy Hewett http://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders/biogs/WLE0507b.htm was born in Perth (Western Australia) on a May day in 1923, …

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I AM WOMAN – Elena Reddy, the pop queen of the 70s

When a song becomes the soundtrack of an era Due to her parents’ constant tours, at the age of 12 she moved in with her aunt, who gave her stability in addition, determination for her possible career as a singer. Born in Melbourne in October 1941, Helen Reddy https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0714761/bio won a TV competition for singing talent that allowed her to …

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THE RENDERED DEPICTION OF A PERSONAL SPIRIT WORLD – Vali Myers and her 72 flaming years

Between Dusk and Dawn It was a thick red-haired beatnik girl looking at you with her big black eyes, wearing black neckline sweaters. Her spirit remains not only in her art works, but also and above all, in the people and places she loved to frequent. Like a spirit born out of time, she lived a extraordinary life like a  …

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WHERE YOU LEARN A NEW KIND OF THING – Melbourne, to discover creative minds

Stay in touch with something unusual There are many ways to tune in to the beauty of a place, but the way of implementation guaranteed by more possibilities passes exclusively through the memories of those who have already been there. So, as always dealing with the theme connected to an author’s journey, our invitation is to let yourself be advised …

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NOT A SIMPLE CITY CENTER, RATHER, A CULTURAL SCENARIO – Imagine you’re lucky in Melbourne

Australia, a wonderful country, then there is Melbourne If you are celebrating a special event in Melbourne, the Grand Hyatt https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/australia/grand-hyatt-melbourne/melbo can arrange services: a bottle of wine, flowers or a book to put in your room before your arrival. A famous Melbourne station, Melbourne Central, offers you the opportunity to step into an unusual environment. The Little Library https://www.melbournecentral.com.au/visitor-info/the-little-library …

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GIRL IN A MIRROR – 70s faces: gritty, poetic and elusive

Photography: a form of art in the pictorial era She, born in Melbourne in 1949, had studied photography at Prahran College with the absolute determination to capture the life of suburban gangs full of violent tomboys. Carol Jerrems https://www.portrait.gov.au/people/carol-jerrems-1949 spent the last months of her life in a hospital, where she died just before she turned 31, on a winter …

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WHEN BLACK IS A NEW BLACK – If you draws influences from what lies within you

Promote beauty in every form, empowering the wearer As you wander around Melbourne, imagine a place to find pieces uniquely inspired by bondage and the occult. He also imagines that that kind of Teale Coco https://twitter.com/tealecoco  stuff is handcrafted and in limited quantities. Now that you have imagined, a problem arises: do you have something against buying something that goes …

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