Fingerprints
Bangarra Dance Theatre, Mezzanine
May 20th 7-9 pm
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The Red Room Company presented Fingerprints - an absurd exhibition of
hand written poems & poet portraits. Emerging poets such as David Malouf,
Jordie Albiston & John Clarke joined nibs with songwriter Mia Dyson, Melbourne
poet Lucy Holt, 10 year old balladeer Annaliese Porter.
The exhibition was launched in a sonic landscape, with sartirical room notes by Johanna
Featherstone and original portraits by Tonee Messiah.
Tonee Messiah's Poem Portraits
Tonee's series of Poet Portraits, featured at Fingerprints (Sydney Writers' Festival 2004) were sponsored by the
NAVA Visual and Craft Artists' Grant, managed by NAVA with financial assistance from the Visual Arts/ Craft Board
of the Australia Council, the Simposon-Michel Foundation and Pat Corrigan.
Tonee is currently doing her honours at The Sydney College of the Arts, Rozelle. Her previous exhibitions include
Picked Cotton (First Draft gallery), Girls Night Out (New Space gallery).
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