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Southern Sun, Aegean Light—The poetry of second-generation Greek-Australian poets

What does it mean to be a second generation Greek-Australian? How clear is your sense of identity and of belonging? Against the backdrop of Greece’s rich history of language and ideas, there’s been a great modern tradition of writing from across the Greek diaspora. Southern Sun, Aegean Light is a diverse collection of poems from second generation Greek-Australians.

Requiems for the 21st Century

How do requiems help atheists and heathens to grieve in the 21st Century? Through the 20th Century the form became increasingly abstracted and in a way secularised, to a point where today we have works that are not merely ecumenical—they’re universally accessible.

Radio Yak Yak

Radio Yak Yak is one element of an international exhibition called Yak Yak, being hosted by the Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery in northern Victoria.

Crucial Europe

There’s a problem in Australia, with regard to Europe. It’s not just the media, although we’re certainly among the biggest culprits. The pervasive attitude, in Australia, is that Europe is a history subject. Europe represents the past … Asia is the future … we’ve got Europe under control. So, we can tick the European box and move on.

Histrionics Vol.1

Histrionics is a collection of largely instrumental music pieces, composed by Michael Shirrefs between 2006 and 2012. Much of this work was written as themes, stings or incidental music for radio programs.

Histrionics Vol.2

Histrionics is a collection of largely instrumental music pieces, composed by Michael Shirrefs between 2006 and 2012. Much of this work was written as themes, stings or incidental music for radio programs.

Paris to Melbourne with an Atlas

An exhibition, celebrating the extraordinary gift of books, made by the Government of France to the City of Melbourne in 1880, which was recently rediscovered at the State Library of Victoria.

Adventures with an Atlas

A chance encounter with a large volume of maps, behind the scenes of the State Library of Victoria, led to a discovery, twenty years later, of a vast, long forgotten collection of books scattered around the library. All were part of a gift, from France to Australia in 1880.

Unravelling Morandi

When I created the art project Unravelling Morandi, the intention was to reflect on the meditative mind of the 20th century Italian artist Giorgio Morandi.