Julie Gough - We Walked on a Carpet of Stars

Islands can be very powerful places, a kind of compression of all the happinesses and sadnesses of the world. And that is Tasmania.

That night the wind punched its way to the east. It was cold and the star filled sky was crystal clear. At our feet, the mirror of wet sand reflected the night sky and, like the thousands of ancestors before us, we walked on a carpet of stars.

We Walked on a Carpet of Stars is a film about the work of artist Julie Gough. We trace the links and references to Aboriginal Tasmania and cross the bridge to the heart of contemporary culture at the Biennale of Sydney.

Running time: 26 mins
Audio: English
Format: PAL