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Australia's Parrtjima light festival 2020 – in pictures

Alice Springs is illuminated with light installations and interactive artworks for a unique celebration of Aboriginal arts, culture and storytelling

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The Welcome to Country ceremony performed by Gibbo.

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Arleye (Emu) Children’s Discovery Area.

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Emma Davis models a T-shirt with design by Donovan Daniels as part of the Parrtjima outreach program.

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A visitor to the exhibition enjoying Alison Multa’s artwork, Grounded.

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Walking down Todd Mall during the exhibition.

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Emu Laying Eggs at Night, by artist Lachlan Dodds-Watson.

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Artwork on the MacDonnell Ranges: The Ebb and Flow of Sky and Country.

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Patsy Coleman performing in Todd Mall.

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A visitor stands under one of the works by artist Benita Cavanagh, an Aboriginal woman from the community of Santa Teresa.

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Playing with Emu Laying Eggs at Night.

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Kids playing at the Children’s Discovery Area.

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Alatye (Bush Yam), by artist Rachel Wallace.

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Enjoying Grounded, by artist Benita Cavanagh.

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The MacDonnell Ranges are illuminated, accompanied by a dynamic soundscape and narration by AGB Events First Nations adviser Rhoda Roberts and traditional owner Benedict Kngwarraye Stevens.