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Warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers that the content of the Art and Culture Channel may contain images and voices of Indigenous people now deceased. A selection of content is historic, reflecting Andrea and Peter Hylands’ long relationships and friendships, spanning decades, with Indigenous peoples around the world.

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“As we walked on the beach that first night, the wind blew, it was cold and the starlit sky was crystal clear. At our feet, the wet sand, like a mirror, reflected the night sky, and like the thousands of ancestors before us, we walked on a carpet of stars.” Peter Hylands

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Zugub, the mask, the spirits and the stars

Author
Peter and Andrea Hylands
Published on
September 7, 2023

Zugub, the mask, the spirits and the stars

In this documentary Alick Tipoti describes his culture, recalling the legends of his land through music and dance and art making. We travel to his home island of Badu in the Torres Strait.

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Director
Andrea and Peter Hylands
Cinematography
Rob Pignolet and Andrea Hylands
Duration
60:29

In this documentary Alick Tipoti describes his culture, recalling the legends of his land through music and dance and art making. We travel to his home island of Badu in the Torres Strait.

The sea, the feather and the dance machine: Arrival song

Author
Andrea and Peter Hylands
Published on
August 4, 2023

The sea, the feather and the dance machine: Arrival song

Ken Thaiday takes us on a remarkable and personal journey to Erub in the Torres Strait.

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Director
Andrea and Peter Hylands
Cinematography
Rob Pignolet and Andrea Hylands
Duration
29.30

Ken Thaiday takes us on a remarkable and personal journey to Erub in the Torres Strait.

Bush plum: The contemporary art of Angelina Pwerle

Author
Andrea and Peter Hylands
Published on
August 4, 2023

Bush plum: The contemporary art of Angelina Pwerle

Central Australia is a place of extraordinary power and beauty, the art from this place is a mirror, a spiritual reflection of beliefs, of culture, of country, of its plants and animals.

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Director
Peter and Andrea Hylands
Cinematography
Rob Pignolet and Andrea Hylands
Duration
14.30

Central Australia is a place of extraordinary power and beauty, the art from this place is a mirror, a spiritual reflection of beliefs, of culture, of country, of its plants and animals.

We walked on a carpet of stars

Author
Andrea and Peter Hylands
Published on
September 12, 2023

We walked on a carpet of stars

Julie Gough creates the work Locus for The Biennale of Sydney, the tension builds as deadlines approach.

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Director
Peter Hylands, Jean-Pierre Chabrol
Cinematography
Jean-Pierre Chabrol
Duration
26.10

Julie Gough creates the work Locus for The Biennale of Sydney, the tension builds as deadlines approach.

Arahmaiani: Between the mountain and the sea

Author
Andrea and Peter Hylands
Published on
April 10, 2024

Arahmaiani: Between the mountain and the sea

A performance work in 3 acts filmed in Indonesia and India. In these performances the physical and metaphysical meet.

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Director
Peter and Andrea Hylands
Cinematography
Andrea Hylands
Duration
39.05

A performance work in 3 acts filmed in Indonesia and India. In these performances the physical and metaphysical meet.

a potters film

Author
Andrea and Peter Hylands
Published on
August 4, 2023

a potters film

An award winning documentary about ceramic artist Gwyn Hanssen Pigott.

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Director
Peter and Andrea Hylands
Cinematography
Rob Pignolet and Andrea Hylands
Duration
30.13

An award winning documentary about ceramic artist Gwyn Hanssen Pigott.

Stephen Benwell: A Still Life

Author
Andrea and Peter Hylands
Published on
August 4, 2023

Stephen Benwell: A Still Life

We begin at the installation of Stephen's latest exhibition at Niagara Galleries in Melbourne - Stephen Benwell: Ceramics and Paintings 2019.

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Director
Peter and Andrea Hylands
Cinematography
Andrea Hylands
Duration
12.39

We begin at the installation of Stephen's latest exhibition at Niagara Galleries in Melbourne - Stephen Benwell: Ceramics and Paintings 2019.

Two old artists looking for food: Living forms of the landscape

Author
These two films are dedicated to Mulkun Wirrpanda for her wisdom and leadership.
Published on
August 12, 2023

Two old artists looking for food: Living forms of the landscape

We tour John’s painting and learn more about the plants that now come to life on its surface.

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Director
Peter and Andrea Hylands
Cinematography
Andrea Hylands
Duration
29.24

We tour John’s painting and learn more about the plants that now come to life on its surface.

Maasai: Enkang life

Author
Published on
September 2, 2023

Maasai: Enkang life

The women prepare a donkey transport, the men light a fire and a Maasai bride leaves the village.

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Director
Andrea and Peter Hylands
Cinematography
Rob Pignolet and Andrea Hylands
Duration
26.38

The women prepare a donkey transport, the men light a fire and a Maasai bride leaves the village.

The weavers of Langarra

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Published on
August 14, 2023

The weavers of Langarra

We meet at the Milingimbi airport at 9 am for our charter to the small community of Langarra. This is a very special invitation from community elder Ruth Ngalmakarra to take us back to her homeland.

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Director
Andrea and Peter Hylands
Cinematography
Andrea Hylands
Duration
22.05

We meet at the Milingimbi airport at 9 am for our charter to the small community of Langarra. This is a very special invitation from community elder Ruth Ngalmakarra to take us back to her homeland.

Telling stories as art

Author
Peter and Andrea Hylands
Published on
August 23, 2023

Telling stories as art

Just like those old people, they used to tell us those stories, we used to listen to them. The older generations passed it on to us.

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Director
Peter and Andrea Hylands
Cinematography
Peter and Andrea Hylands
Duration
11.39

Just like those old people, they used to tell us those stories, we used to listen to them. The older generations passed it on to us.

Djambawa Marawili: Rock of the fire

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Published on
September 25, 2023

Djambawa Marawili: Rock of the fire

In this film we join the great Yolngu leader and artist Djambawa Marawili in his homeland of Baniyala, nestled so beautifully on the shores of Blue Mud Bay in East Arnhem Land.

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Director
Andrea and Peter Hylands
Cinematography
Andrea Hylands
Duration
59.14

In this film we join the great Yolngu leader and artist Djambawa Marawili in his homeland of Baniyala, nestled so beautifully on the shores of Blue Mud Bay in East Arnhem Land.

Courage: The art of William Eicholtz

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Published on
September 2, 2023

Courage: The art of William Eicholtz

In this film we join sculptor William Eicholtz on a journey of creativity. The journey is contemporary but reflecting ancient techniques as William creates an important and complex work, full of skill and meaning.

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Director
Andrea and Peter Hylands
Cinematography
Andrea Hylands
Duration
47.30

In this film we join sculptor William Eicholtz on a journey of creativity. The journey is contemporary but reflecting ancient techniques as William creates an important and complex work, full of skill and meaning.

The art of making: Gwyn Hanssen Pigott

Author
Published on
September 2, 2023

The art of making: Gwyn Hanssen Pigott

In this series of films Gwyn Hanssen Pigott demonstrates each stage of the making process as she creates a series of porcelain wood-fired groupings of pots that are so highly regarded by collectors around the world.

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Director
Andrea Hylands
Cinematography
Rob Pignolet and Andrea Hylands
Duration
32.48

In this series of films Gwyn Hanssen Pigott demonstrates each stage of the making process as she creates a series of porcelain wood-fired groupings of pots that are so highly regarded by collectors around the world.

“Language stands in the middle, art branches off from that, performing art, dance, song, any practice in life from our Melanesian culture branches off of that”. Alick Tipoti

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