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LOST SIEVX LIVES REMEMBERED
An art exhibition tracing the journey of a group of four hundred and twenty asylum seekers will be showing at Kidogo Arthouse, Fisherman’s Harbour Fremantle in November. The work is based on “A Certain Maritime Incident – the sinking of SIEVX”, by award winning author, 2003 International Whistleblower of the Year and retired Foreign Affairs diplomat Tony Kevin, who will be opening the exhibition. The thirty six paintings and prints by Nathalie Haymann document the gruelling journey of refugees from Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan - from leaving their homes to their unknown and unimaginable fate.
The circumstances surrounding the sinking of the SIEVX (Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel X) in 2001 in international waters which were under close and regular surveillance by Australian border protection authorities have been blanketed in secrecy and silence. The lack of an official acknowledgement and recognition of the three hundred and fifty three who died has added to the suffering of the survivors and bereaved family members. Referring to those who drowned, Tony Kevin said he believed “the lives of these boat people should have mattered more; that they were human beings with a right to life and dignity.”
Showing from 12 – 24 November, 10am – 4pm at Kidogo Arthouse, situated on the beach at Fisherman’s Harbour off Mews Rd. (Past the Dome)
An art exhibition tracing the journey of a group of four hundred and twenty asylum seekers will be showing at Kidogo Arthouse, Fisherman’s Harbour Fremantle in November. The work is based on “A Certain Maritime Incident – the sinking of SIEVX”, by award winning author, 2003 International Whistleblower of the Year and retired Foreign Affairs diplomat Tony Kevin, who will be opening the exhibition. The thirty six paintings and prints by Nathalie Haymann document the gruelling journey of refugees from Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan - from leaving their homes to their unknown and unimaginable fate.
The circumstances surrounding the sinking of the SIEVX (Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel X) in 2001 in international waters which were under close and regular surveillance by Australian border protection authorities have been blanketed in secrecy and silence. The lack of an official acknowledgement and recognition of the three hundred and fifty three who died has added to the suffering of the survivors and bereaved family members. Referring to those who drowned, Tony Kevin said he believed “the lives of these boat people should have mattered more; that they were human beings with a right to life and dignity.”
Showing from 12 – 24 November, 10am – 4pm at Kidogo Arthouse, situated on the beach at Fisherman’s Harbour off Mews Rd. (Past the Dome)