Thinking about aliens – The Blak Infinite envelops Fed Square this RISING

Behind the spaceships and bright lights in this RISING program of free events and installations lies a deeper story.
The Blak Infinite. Image is artwork of cartoon like spaceships with people falling out of them.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article contains the names of deceased persons.

A daytime and nighttime version of speculative fiction poetry by writer Ellen van Neerven (Mununjali Yugambeh and Dutch) is animated on the Big Screen.

‘We’re describing [the program] as a constellation,’ says ten Buuren, ‘so all of the works individually are significant and important, but then when they come together, they create a constellation that speaks to the way that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have made work, handed down stories, protested, spoken up and made connections with one another.

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Kate Mulqueen is an actor, writer, musician and theatre-maker based in Naarm (Melbourne). Instagram: @picklingspirits Facebook: @katemulq Twitter: @katemulqueen