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Longing for Home

Stories of First Generation Australian Women

This book tells the stories of the 50 women who helped me embroider a 340cm circular white dress. Each double page shows the embroidery they created and how this translates their journey to Australia.

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Our Story

In this book, each woman tells what brought her to Australia, the challenges she faced and also her joys. These stories highlight the importance of creativity as a mean to socialise, form friendship and express oneself.

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Sofie Dieu Longing for Home, Stories of First Generation Australian Women - forewords
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Sofie Dieu Longing for Home, Stories of First Generation Australian Women - City of Kingst
Sofie Dieu Longing for Home, Stories of First Generation Australian Women - Amara
Sofie Dieu Longing for Home, Stories of First Generation Australian Women - Almas
Sofie Dieu Longing for Home, Stories of First Generation Australian Women -  City of Monas
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Sofie Dieu Longing for Home, Stories of First Generation Australian Women - Epilogue
Sofie Dieu Longing for Home, Stories of First Generation Australian Women - acknowledgemen

With the generous support of 

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In collaboration with 

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Born in France, Sofie Dieu’s first encounter with art was through church. With a penchant for ritual and spirituality, the artist is best known for her fragile, sombre, and sometimes violent ink paintings and textile works.

 

Poetic and humanist, her practice draws on her journeys to China and Australia. She explores how identity and memory fluctuate according to their immediate environment. Landscapes, people, secrecy, healing, and the dichotomy between light and darkness are some of her recurring themes.

  

Multi-art prizes and award finalist, her work was included in the Sydney North Art Prize, Waterhouse Natural Science prize and the Contemporary Art Award amongst others. In 2016, she worked on the Camperdown Cemetery installation for Sydney Biennale. In 2017, her work will be shown during Vivid and Mental Health Month in Sydney.

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