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Visual Arts
Jennie Feyen’s film still Sakura and Steel, 2017; photo by Matt Bedford; image courtesy the artist and Mosman Art Gallery
On the night of 31 May 1942, three Japanese midget submarines entered Sydney Harbour. Their strike was a brazen one, spreading fear across the city and bringing home the terror of World War II. Twenty-one Australian Naval personnel and six Japanese submariners died.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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