It is said that the soul of our city resides in Sydney Harbour. As this stunning collage of images shows, for many immigrants, it was a gateway to a new...
Across the seas
2 Murray Street
2000 NSW
Australia
Access and Inclusion
Event Details
Artists:
Roland Leikauf (Curator)
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Michael Mascarenas (Design and production)
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Neridah Wyatt-Spratt (Project Manager)
It is said that the soul of our city resides in Sydney Harbour. As this stunning collage of images shows, for many immigrants, it was a gateway to a new life.
Amongst the ports where immigrants arrived in Australia, none was more important than Sydney. People from all over the world dreamt of coming to Australia. Risking a dangerous voyage, arriving on a strange and foreign continent, to build a new life – far from loved ones and their old homes.
This evocative 3D mapped projection takes us back to a time when migration by ship was the most common mode of travel and Sydney was a coveted destination.
Photographic acknowledgment: Australian National Maritime Museum, The National Archives, The National Library, The City of Sydney Archives.