Multimedia installation exhibition celebrates Vietnam-Australia diplomatic ties
As part of celebrations to mark the 50th founding anniversary of Australia-Vietnam diplomatic relations, the Australian Embassy in Vietnam on March 22 opened a multimedia installation exhibition named “Walking through a Songline” in Ho Chi Minh City.
The exhibition "Walking through a Songline” takes place in Ho Chi Minh City until April 16. (Photo: Courtesy of Australian Embassy in Vietnam)
HCM City (VNA) – As part of celebrations to mark the 50th founding anniversary of Australia-Vietnam diplomatiꦦc relations, the Australian Embassy in Vietnam on March 22 opened a multimedia installation exhibition named “Walking through a Songline” inHo Chi Minh City.
The remarkable work invites visitors toenter a space of immersive light projections, followingin the footsteps of the Seven Sisters as they traverse the Western and Central desertsof Australia.
Songlines (or Dreaming) are central to the existence ofAustralia’s First Nations’ (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) peoples, mappingthe routes of Ancestral beings as they travelled across Australia, creating theland and its people. They are a way of holding and passing on knowledge to newgenerations.
Australian Consul-General SarahHooper said that the exhibition is an opportunityto learn about and celebrate the cultures of Australia’s First Nations people.
An explanatory video featuring Margo Neale, SeniorIndigenous Curator and Head of Indigenous Knowledges at the National Museum,can be viewed on the Australian Embassy Facebook page.
The exhibition is free to enter and is opened to the p💃ublic atThe Factory Contemporary Arts 🎀Centre, 15 Nguyen U Di in Thu DucCity every day until April 16. It will then moveto the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi from April 28 to May 21./.
Vietnam and Australia have reached the targets set in the action plan for implementing the strategic partnership in the 2020 - 2023 period despite impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr Nguyen Hong Hai from the Centre for Policy Futures at the University of Queensland of Australia.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 14 for Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski, during which he suggested the two sides coordinate together closely to well organise celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic ties this year, including thorough preparations for the exchange of delegations in the coming time.
The political and national defence-security relations between Vietnam and Australia have seen marked qualitative improvements over the past five years, a diplomat has said.
Vietnam - Australia cooperation relations in the past five years have grown strongly with the flexible implementation of bilateral cooperation mechanisms, and possibly see more opportunities in the coming time, said Professor Carl Thayer from the Australian Defence Force Academy, the University of New South Wales.
Vietnam always values the promotion of friendly relations and strategic partnership with Australia, a long-standing traditional partner and one of the countries forming comprehensive strategic partnership with ASEAN, President Vo Van Thuong told Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski during a reception in Hanoi on March 17.
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The event served as a vibrant display of solidarity, promoting peace, cooperation, and development through cultural dialogue, and reaffirmed HCM City's role as a dynamic hub for cultural diplomacy and international friendship.
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The exhibition "Walking through a Songline” takes place in Ho Chi Minh City until April 16. (Photo: Courtesy of Australian Embassy in Vietnam) 
