Summary
Card advertising the performance 'There is Nothing Here' which was shown at the La Mama Theatre in Faraday Street, Carlton from Thursday 30th of October to Sunday 9th of November 2002. The performance tells the story of a young asylum seeker who struggles to stay sane when he is placed in mandatory detention after arriving in Australia.
Physical Description
Rectangular card. The front has a black and white image of a young boy, over his nose and mouth is an image of a young man behind bars, this image is contained in the shape of Australia. There are four words in black text on the front of the card. The back of the card has black printed text which provides an outline of the performance and details of when it is on, ticket price etc, and a back graphic on the left side of the card.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Collected from Dr Moya McFadzean - Museum Victoria, 2001
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Place & Date of Event
La Mama Theatre, Carlton, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 Oct 2002 - 9 Nov 2002
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Inscriptions
Front: THERE / IS / NOTHING / HERE Back: THERE IS / NOTHING / HERE / Mohammed Abdoulah, "fresh off the boat" / lands in a place built on empty promises / and lies, now locked in a cell he / remembers the words of his father and the / courage of his brother which struggle to / help him stay sane on the inside of / barbed wire.
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
10.5 cm (Width), 14.9 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Asylum Seekers, Detention Centres, Political Protests, Refugees