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You
must know that every day, the Team wakes up at
three different times. Aleko gets up at 7.00
am for the translations of the Journal, Maya
and Vale at 8.00 am to have a quiet breakfast,
Marco and Theo at 9.00 am, following their
'Dreamtime' cadence.
This
morning, Vale and Maya came back with two
copies of 'The Australian'. We read the
article, drinking a good Italian coffee.
Yesterday, hurrying to arrive in Alice, we
didn't find the time to buy the newspaper.
We
are now discovering Alice Springs, made of
burning concrete, looking for the ways of life
and realities of this city in the center of
the Red Continent. Then we go in a video shop:
"We'd like to rent the movie 'Priscilla,
Queen of the Desert' in DVD !".
If
the Team's girls are quite enthusiastic about
the Virtual Travelers' choice, the boys are skeptical
and nervous. Indeed, they will have to play
the drag-queens walking in the deserts,
dressed in a very feminine way. Then begins
the projection of Priscilla in a motel: the
images unfold and the boys are more and more
tensed. Nobody wants to play one of the roles,
but the Car@van must respect the choices of
the Virtual People ... we get out to buy
clothes and gadgets. You should have fun with
the next videos.
Tonight,
we have an appointment with two other
journalists, we'll let you know.
Now,
watch the video.
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Australian
Aboriginal Paintings
Acrylic
paintings are very recent. Here,
in the center of Australia, it
began to develop only in the 70's,
helped by a few Europeans,
fascinated by the originality of
the drawings.
That's
how began the big production of
Aboriginal Art. Paintings are in
acrylic or natural fibers. On a
dark painting, are painted colored
points, lines, circles and various
symbols. Aborigines use a wood stick
as a paint brush, but each region
has its own characteristics.
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Usually,
the woks represent life in the
bush, animals, nature, body
painting and the famous 'Dreaming'
- the stories transmitted by
ancestors.
The
artists of
Mbantua Gallery live in a
place called Utopia, North East of
Alice. They come here to show and
sell their own works.
There
is no art school, people learn to
paint by following their
community's steps. For them , it's
not only a way to make some money,
but more and more a real form of
expression, still unknown around
the World but with a strong
potential.
Watch
the video and visit the Gallery's
site, and if you want to know
more, leave some messages on the forum.
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As
she's having her breakfast in a
bar, Maya reads the article about
us. A handsome Australian comes to
her and begins to chat. Looking at
the newspaper, he says:
"I
can't believe it, that's you! Can I
offer you the lunch?".
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They're
living apart from the cities, in
the bush or in some ghettos. The
law allows them some money and
assistance. But for many
Australian Aborigines, life means
alcohol and despair.
25%
of them live in the North
Territory. You can meet some of
them along the roads or close to
big malls. Many walk barefoot,
without a goal. We try to
communicate with them, but it
seems quite hard.
In
a bus stop, we decide to interview
three men. They're about forty
years old, and look at us with
shyness. If they seem primitive,
we can read a lot of Mankind's
history in their eyes. Their
movements express an intense
sensibility.
They
ask us to offer them some beers.
After a couple of drinks, the
atmosphere is more relaxed. If the
communication's still weak, we can
perceive the remembering of those
who were once able to speak with
Gods.
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We'll
get up at dawn to go to the Uluru
National Park.
We'll
discover the most photographed
monolith in the World, now
property of the Aborigines.
From
this sacred place, we'll talk to
you on the Chat at 22.00 pm GMT.
See
you !
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