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C OV E R S T ORY Atong Atem on the body as a site of potential PLUS Michelle Nikou questions the quotidian
PLUS Pitcha Makin Fellas talk connection, advocacy and healing
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE A Note from the Editor
Chloé Wolifson PR EV IEW
Full Throttle
Sophia Halloway Natasha Bradley-Cross: Performative Landscapes
Barnaby Smith Jade Townsend: Roots and Wings
R hianna Melhem elstra National Aboriginal and Torres T Strait Islander Art Awards
Camilla Wagstaff Betra Fraval: Wander Forms
R hianna Melhem Caitlin Fargher: 2027 Courtyard Commission
Camilla Wagstaff Kuweni Dias Mendis: Pulse of Place
Josephine Mead Shannon Lyons: Cafe coming soon
F E AT U R E
Collective Strength: Pitcha Makin Fellas
Josephine Mead inding the Good: F Anna Louise Richardson
Paul Sutherland S T U D I O
Paula do Prado
Jane O’Sullivan F E AT U R E
ultural Source Code: C Sangeeta Sandrasegar
Jasmeet Kaur Sahi Everyday Strange: Michelle Nikou
Briony Downes The Gleaner: Rox De Luca
Victoria Hynes 2 0 Q U E S T I O N S
enry Jock Walker H nna Carlsson A
Barnaby Smith
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Erin Dickson: Funny Peculiar, Not Funny ‘Ha Ha’
Santilla Chingaipe
Sophia Halloway
S tar Gazing: Atong Atem Back Story: Michael Georgetti
Louise Martin-Chew Chance Encounters: Philippe Parreno
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