LOCAL artist, Asher Milgate gave the Daily Liberal a special sneak-peak of his new exhibition, Survivors.
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Milgate will officially open his Survivors exhibition at the Western Plains Cultural Centre (WPCC) on Saturday, March 14.
He has chosen to document the lives of the traditional land owners, the Binjang people of the Wiradjuri nation in his hometown, Wellington.
Survivors uses photography, audio and video to tell the stories of the 18 Binjang people Miller photographed and recorded for the exhibition.
Wanting to recreate life in a mission, Milgate has crafted the entrance to the exhibition as a replica to the housing in which many of the interviewed Binjang people would have lived in.
The first inland Aboriginal mission was established at Wellington in 1832, which later became the Nanima mission in 1910.
His first major exhibition, Milgate said along with the 18 portrait photographs of the subjects, he would also allow the audience to listen to a recording of a significant moment in their lives.
"People have opened up their hearts and souls for this project," Miller said.
"It's a level of intimacy you wouldn't normally hear in a regular conversation."
Milgate said his subjects showed a humble and beautiful nature when he worked with them.
"I want to break down the stereotypes which are often associated with the Binjang people," he said.
The exhibition shows a diverse range of people, all with the underlying point to educate others on life living in a mission and common.