“COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA/DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE/WOOMERA PROHIBITED AREA.” These lines featured on a sign photographed by Yhonnie Scarce (Kokatha and Nukunu) on a recent research trip to Woomera, where the artist was born. The image appears in the catalogue and promotional materials for “Missile Park,” Scarce’s major survey at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), serving as a blatant reminder of the artist’s displacement from her homeland.
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