I Feel Like I Belong
'Circle of Life' by Dylan, $350, #4959, 60cm x 75cm, acrylic on canvas, available to purchase at https://www.nsw.gov.au/arts-and-culture/boom-gate-gallery
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Mob
I am back in jail once again. I’m no stranger to jail. It would be my seventh or eighth sentence in ten years. I identify as an Indigenous man. I have since I was twenty, when my mother did the family tree. I never felt like I belonged until after following my family tree up and finding out I was from a mob in central NSW, Barkindji. I have never felt like I am where I am meant to be.
When I go to art and meet with all the other brothers, now I have started painting, I love to feel like I belong with the Koori Boys.
Moving forward, I am part of the Torch Program. I can't wait to be released and start doing art on the outside with my son. He is always wanting to do what I am doing. I would love to have a shared piece with my son.
I am back in jail once again. I’m no stranger to jail. It would be my seventh or eighth sentence in ten years. I identify as an Indigenous man. I have since I was twenty, when my mother did the family tree. I never felt like I belonged until after following my family tree up and finding out I was from a mob in central NSW, Barkindji. I have never felt like I am where I am meant to be.
When I go to art and meet with all the other brothers, now I have started painting, I love to feel like I belong with the Koori Boys.
Moving forward, I am part of the Torch Program. I can't wait to be released and start doing art on the outside with my son. He is always wanting to do what I am doing. I would love to have a shared piece with my son.
I’m Proud to Say I’m an Aboriginal Man
By Matthew
I’m sick of doing crime, I’m sick of doing jail. It’s time to put pen to paper, and send this in the mail.
Mob
ISSUE NO. 20
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Artwork From The Torch – Issue 20
By The Torch
Two new artworks from First Nations artists.
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ISSUE NO. 20
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Impact of Jail Time on Aboriginal People
By Geoff
Being in a space that does not acknowledge, respond to or understand you can be deeply challenging.
Mob
ISSUE NO. 20
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Walking on History: Sharing Culture and Country
By the Teelack Brothers
It all has a history. So just take a second to think on how old that could be and where it came from or even who or how it could have got there.
Mob