Unfinished Business: Audio Description Tour Stop8of 31

Hanging Tree: Gary Umbagai (AD)

A man is in his 20s or 30s with short dark hair, receding a little, dark eyes and a beard, neither wild and long nor neatly groomed. He is looking straight at the viewer through the V-shape of forked tree branches.

To the right, the gruff, segmented bark of the trunk, close up. To the left, this is obscured by his hand dominating the foreground, his fingers firmly grasping the tree, seeming larger out of focus. He has a gently searching gaze, conveying after some concern, looking upwards as if towards someone looking down at him from higher up in the tree, as he stands near it, arms raised.

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Stop 1
Unfinished Business introduction (AD)
Stories from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities and audio of the exhibition labels.
Stop 2
Ngarrindjeri woman: Gayle Rankine (AD)
A black and white photograph of a woman leaning forwards, face resting in hands surrounded by shadow.
Stop 3
Maralinga: Yami Lester (AD)
Mr. Maralinga, an elderly man in his 70s or 80s, head and shoulders shot against landscape in background.
Stop 4
The Soldier: Roy Mundine (AD)
Roy Mundine OAM (military), Vietnam war veteran and Bundjalung man.
Stop 5
The Activist: Quaden Georgetown (AD)
A small boy, a toddler standing, facing to the right, head leaning right back, looking upward. Shoulder length, straggly, uncombed, light brown, blond hair.
Stop 6
Malpractice: Carol Carter (AD)
Two different shots of the same woman, Carol Carter. The composition is split vertically in half, with one image taking up the right hand side and lower left, the other image taking up the left hand top corner only.
Stop 7
Stolen: Eve Kitchener (AD)
A woman with pale skin made up, hidden amid foliage. Her face is partially obscured by shadowy, blurry plants.
Stop 8
Hanging Tree: Gary Umbagai (AD)
A man is in his 20s or 30s with short dark hair, receding a little, dark eyes and a beard, neither wild and long nor neatly groomed.
Stop 9
MJD: Gayangwa Lalara (AD)
A woman, head and shoulders leaning back slightly from the photo, in an exposed landscape. She has deep set, thoughtful eyes, deep pouches underneath them.
Stop 10
Soul Deep: Jake Briggs (AD)
An adolescent or young adult, gender indeterminate. We can see his face only in the centre of the frame and his eyes, pale and dreamy, look intently ahead.
Stop 11
Tattoo: Jandamarra O'Shane (AD)
A robust young man in his 20s, his back facing towards us. Leaning slightly to the right. His face is an semi profile, only half his eye, the tip of his nose and part of his lip protruding are visible.
Stop 12
Sound of Silence: Joanna Agius (AD)
A face lit from below, theatrically. Black shadow closes in around the head so that only the face is visible.
Stop 13
Standing Tall: John Baxter (AD)
A man aged in his 30s or 40s, shot from below, looking upwards at a right angle, jaw clenched, squinting perhaps towards the horizon, out of shot.
Stop 14
The Wild Man: Josh Lennox (AD)
A man aged in his 40s, slender, with pale skin, standing upright. He is shot from waist height, facing to the left of the frame in three quarter profile.
Stop 15
The Matriarch: June Oscar (AD)
A woman, head and shoulders in her 40s or 50s. She has full cheeks, a fleshy face, pronounced chin. Her lips are set together, her eyes almond shaped with pale irises and delicately arched eyebrows.
Stop 16
Freshwater Saltwater: Kay Sadler (AD)
A woman with splashes of light and shadow across her face. She has slender, high cheekbones and there are lines across her forehead.
Stop 17
Honorary Pom: Kevin Coombs OAM (AD)
A man aged in his 60s 0r 70s, perhaps. He has white, close cropped hair and wears black framed, rectangular shaped eyeglasses that lend a faintly studious air.
Stop 18
A penny for your thoughts: Lesley Flanders (AD)
A woman aged in her 60s perhaps, with white hair and a large bun, standing in the living room, centre right, holding and embracing a young girl, centre left, who looks to be aged ten or less.
Stop 19
The Statesman: Lester Bostock (AD)
Head and shoulders shot of a man in a tailored suit jacket, pinstriped. It is an animated shot documentary style, not a resolved still pose.
Stop 20
The Kuuyang: Lurpeen Clarke (AD)
A young woman with full cheeks and pale skin dominating the right foreground of the frame. She has dark, straight, shoulder length hair and wears a dark beret tilted at a jaunty angle to the left on her head.
Stop 21
Mother: Maree Kalkeeyorta (AD)
A woman, middle aged. Her face surrounded by darkness. The face fills the frame. No shoulders or neck are visible and thick dark hair spreads to either side in waves.
Stop 22
Noble Cause: Marlon Noble (AD)
A man in his 30s or 40s. Thick, dense beard. Large eyes and eyebrows. Close cropped black hair, very dark skin. Shot to just beneath the chin. His head is contained in a cage.
Stop 23
The Purple House: Mavis Wayne (AD)
Woman in her 50s. Hands clasped at her chin with short, dark collar length hair, white at the hairline and temples.
Stop 24
Baryulgil: Patty Mundine (AD)
An older woman, head and shoulders in what looks like a dressing gown. Collar and knobbly fabrics visible.
Stop 25
TBA - to be advised: Rex Bellotti Jr (AD)
An informal shot like a snapshot. A young person leaning back from the camera, wearing a beanie, head tilted to the left hand side of the image.
Stop 26
Japanangka: Rex Japanangka Granites (AD)
An elderly man aged in his 70s or 80s, with very dark, smooth skin and large brown eyes. His face is framed entirely by his thick white hair and long beard.
Stop 27
The Life Saver: Rhys Nagas (AD)
A man looking upwards at the sky. Head and shoulders shot. In his 30s or 40s with dark olive toned skin and a solid frame.
Stop 28
The Visionary: Steve Widders (AD)
A man's face in three quarter profile, probable age over 55. He has a high forehead with the hairline far back and some white hair just visible above the forehead or temples.
Stop 29
The Carer: Tyrone (AD)
A young boy, centre of frame. Head tilted slightly downward. Large dark eyes. Short, soft dark hair, brushed forward on his forehead.
Stop 30
Hope: Hope Campbell (AD)
A very young and slender figure, apparently unclothed. There is a bare arm and shoulder visible, and the bare curve of waist and narrow hip on the left.
Stop 31
The Forgotten: Roseanne Fulton (AD)
An image of erasure. Stark white light like heat, like phosphorescence forms a patch amidst a weathered, worn, scratched back obscured surrounds.

Stop 1
Unfinished Business introduction (AD)
Stories from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities and audio of the exhibition labels.
Stop 2
Ngarrindjeri woman: Gayle Rankine (AD)
A black and white photograph of a woman leaning forwards, face resting in hands surrounded by shadow.
Stop 3
Maralinga: Yami Lester (AD)
Mr. Maralinga, an elderly man in his 70s or 80s, head and shoulders shot against landscape in background.
Stop 4
The Soldier: Roy Mundine (AD)
Roy Mundine OAM (military), Vietnam war veteran and Bundjalung man.
Stop 5
The Activist: Quaden Georgetown (AD)
A small boy, a toddler standing, facing to the right, head leaning right back, looking upward. Shoulder length, straggly, uncombed, light brown, blond hair.
Stop 6
Malpractice: Carol Carter (AD)
Two different shots of the same woman, Carol Carter. The composition is split vertically in half, with one image taking up the right hand side and lower left, the other image taking up the left hand top corner only.
Stop 7
Stolen: Eve Kitchener (AD)
A woman with pale skin made up, hidden amid foliage. Her face is partially obscured by shadowy, blurry plants.
Stop 8
Hanging Tree: Gary Umbagai (AD)
A man is in his 20s or 30s with short dark hair, receding a little, dark eyes and a beard, neither wild and long nor neatly groomed.
Stop 9
MJD: Gayangwa Lalara (AD)
A woman, head and shoulders leaning back slightly from the photo, in an exposed landscape. She has deep set, thoughtful eyes, deep pouches underneath them.
Stop 10
Soul Deep: Jake Briggs (AD)
An adolescent or young adult, gender indeterminate. We can see his face only in the centre of the frame and his eyes, pale and dreamy, look intently ahead.
Stop 11
Tattoo: Jandamarra O'Shane (AD)
A robust young man in his 20s, his back facing towards us. Leaning slightly to the right. His face is an semi profile, only half his eye, the tip of his nose and part of his lip protruding are visible.
Stop 12
Sound of Silence: Joanna Agius (AD)
A face lit from below, theatrically. Black shadow closes in around the head so that only the face is visible.
Stop 13
Standing Tall: John Baxter (AD)
A man aged in his 30s or 40s, shot from below, looking upwards at a right angle, jaw clenched, squinting perhaps towards the horizon, out of shot.
Stop 14
The Wild Man: Josh Lennox (AD)
A man aged in his 40s, slender, with pale skin, standing upright. He is shot from waist height, facing to the left of the frame in three quarter profile.
Stop 15
The Matriarch: June Oscar (AD)
A woman, head and shoulders in her 40s or 50s. She has full cheeks, a fleshy face, pronounced chin. Her lips are set together, her eyes almond shaped with pale irises and delicately arched eyebrows.
Stop 16
Freshwater Saltwater: Kay Sadler (AD)
A woman with splashes of light and shadow across her face. She has slender, high cheekbones and there are lines across her forehead.
Stop 17
Honorary Pom: Kevin Coombs OAM (AD)
A man aged in his 60s 0r 70s, perhaps. He has white, close cropped hair and wears black framed, rectangular shaped eyeglasses that lend a faintly studious air.
Stop 18
A penny for your thoughts: Lesley Flanders (AD)
A woman aged in her 60s perhaps, with white hair and a large bun, standing in the living room, centre right, holding and embracing a young girl, centre left, who looks to be aged ten or less.
Stop 19
The Statesman: Lester Bostock (AD)
Head and shoulders shot of a man in a tailored suit jacket, pinstriped. It is an animated shot documentary style, not a resolved still pose.
Stop 20
The Kuuyang: Lurpeen Clarke (AD)
A young woman with full cheeks and pale skin dominating the right foreground of the frame. She has dark, straight, shoulder length hair and wears a dark beret tilted at a jaunty angle to the left on her head.
Stop 21
Mother: Maree Kalkeeyorta (AD)
A woman, middle aged. Her face surrounded by darkness. The face fills the frame. No shoulders or neck are visible and thick dark hair spreads to either side in waves.
Stop 22
Noble Cause: Marlon Noble (AD)
A man in his 30s or 40s. Thick, dense beard. Large eyes and eyebrows. Close cropped black hair, very dark skin. Shot to just beneath the chin. His head is contained in a cage.
Stop 23
The Purple House: Mavis Wayne (AD)
Woman in her 50s. Hands clasped at her chin with short, dark collar length hair, white at the hairline and temples.
Stop 24
Baryulgil: Patty Mundine (AD)
An older woman, head and shoulders in what looks like a dressing gown. Collar and knobbly fabrics visible.
Stop 25
TBA - to be advised: Rex Bellotti Jr (AD)
An informal shot like a snapshot. A young person leaning back from the camera, wearing a beanie, head tilted to the left hand side of the image.
Stop 26
Japanangka: Rex Japanangka Granites (AD)
An elderly man aged in his 70s or 80s, with very dark, smooth skin and large brown eyes. His face is framed entirely by his thick white hair and long beard.
Stop 27
The Life Saver: Rhys Nagas (AD)
A man looking upwards at the sky. Head and shoulders shot. In his 30s or 40s with dark olive toned skin and a solid frame.
Stop 28
The Visionary: Steve Widders (AD)
A man's face in three quarter profile, probable age over 55. He has a high forehead with the hairline far back and some white hair just visible above the forehead or temples.
Stop 29
The Carer: Tyrone (AD)
A young boy, centre of frame. Head tilted slightly downward. Large dark eyes. Short, soft dark hair, brushed forward on his forehead.
Stop 30
Hope: Hope Campbell (AD)
A very young and slender figure, apparently unclothed. There is a bare arm and shoulder visible, and the bare curve of waist and narrow hip on the left.
Stop 31
The Forgotten: Roseanne Fulton (AD)
An image of erasure. Stark white light like heat, like phosphorescence forms a patch amidst a weathered, worn, scratched back obscured surrounds.

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