Part of the 'Walking Through a Songline' exhibition is being held in HCM City as part of celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of Việt Nam-Australia diplomatic relations. Photo courtesy of the Australia Embassy in Việt Nam

HCM CITY — A multimedia exhibition, which tells the story of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as they created life in Australia, is being held in HCM City.

The “Walking Through a Songline” installation exhibition, which was opened on Wednesday, invites visitors to enter a space of immersive light projections, following in the footsteps of the Seven Sisters as they traverse the Western and Central deserts of Australia.

Songlines (also called Dreaming) are central to the existence of Australia’s First Nations’ (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) peoples, mapping the routes of Ancestral beings as they travelled across Australia, creating the land and its people. They are a way of holding and passing on knowledge to new generations.

The exhibition is free to enter and will be open at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in Thủ Đức City every day from 9am to 9pm until April 16.

The event will then move to the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hà Nội from April 28 to May 21.

Sarah Hooper, Australia’s Consul-General, said: “The exhibition is an excellent opportunity to learn about – and celebrate - the cultures of Australia’s First Nations people.”

The exhibition was held as part of the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of Việt Nam-Australia diplomatic relations. — VNS