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This series, shot during a 10,000 kilometre journey in Australia, seeks to take the symbolism beyond the typical connotations of sexism and repression, and into a more metaphorical landscape that raises questions of migration, assimilation and belonging. Along the way, the burqa also reveals a luminous, ethereal beauty one might not normally have expected. Marrying the burqa with Australia’s severe environment would not seem an obvious choice at first. However, it makes sense for those who are aware of the current Australian government’s strict anti-immigration policies and handling of refugees, and indeed the ongoing discussion of a 'burqa ban' in the country. These faceless, ‘anonymous’ people, who come to Australian shores in search of a new beginning, are either turned away as they arrive or thrust into a harsh, suburnt country. They quickly feel displaced, leading to predictable tensions. However, despite the sense of isolation in the images, the aesthetic symbiosis between the burqa and the challenging landscapes hints at a potential for the two worlds to co-exist and even complement each other in ways not imagined. Perhaps Australia and these 'new Australians' are not as mismatched as the government and some members of the public seem to think. The burqa’s journey in this series – whose title is borrowed from Australia’s best-known poem, My Country – surely offers more questions than answers, but ultimately it is intended as a series of hope. http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo34667528.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Q-TfsR6Vcu-9JuH52XvG3XcWaqE=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_8675549855ae58c96723be.jpgPilgrims outside the Biete Maryam church in Lalibela, Ethiopia. http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo41966630.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/mXM4XPjdqmkPDkvZhqclCZY8rJY=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_15423426495f86b78a3a647.jpg http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo27851132.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/a3YyoKv9IYMz87BBw0Bw5jTBoEU=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_224277199575bb4851bebc.jpgTokyo http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo26896644.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/wJEEDnsoX2sODxTQTj40S51xgUA=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_46961139356ea313375ad9.jpgTokyo http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo41966634.html 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https://photos.on-this.website/wm/W2ZzZ4cIyKfG3MGmGrQ0C2LfLWk=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_70920660653e34ac859bed.jpg http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo25919436.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/FUqd4Ai2j2IuXDd7Rk14CNA5Mgw=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_108673759456252f6a1f67f.jpgDPRK http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo33968316.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_Q0hk7hsgujjMDuvmaWb_HA2FWg=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_4685370145a671ff95477e.jpgMinsk, Belarus http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo10564460.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/I-KHDn9MdJCel2K02UIZkkGjMbo=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_9149629894df34dbea2135.jpgMarshrutka from Gori, Georgia http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo29153402.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/jZFEQpxQ1GUydA4XZNLCb_ju9aU=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_145956142457e3c9ac18e7f.jpgOmalo, Georgia http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo10564464.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/aPbOAMADVjJmmXqBBduC0r5vQEQ=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_20807079074df34dd862d5a.jpgSaboli, Belarus http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo28247515.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IEfxd_wTtXilThxncaBKh9Wftjw=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_866243365785fb44e3077.jpgErich Honecker and groovy GDR wallpaper, Berlin http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo10564992.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/grVjrdxIiqfevZCX65W0D6i7K30=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_18161136794df3674329990.jpgWe Can Be Heroes, Berlin Wall http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo24779070.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/MuT7tcL0ggxNo0Qvhe0_vaWxw-A=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_18381679545596591a02a32.jpg http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo10653158.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Q4C9apq4rTCiXkH-2GgPRIP9o68=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_18179646924df728d65b6a9.jpgCheckpoint Charlie, Berlin http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo18805443.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/CtqGudnGD8gDeofIZCEhjJZoCT8=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_202120067951f6c8db6d7c8.jpgKamyanets-Podilski, Ukraine http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo18451461.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/36btANecp81tv9vSnNR7yJesIK4=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_25956853051ca180c7c519.jpgShushi, Nagorno Karabakh Republic http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo30137287.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/I8YeYKqknnzLnhy6OtLr59shUko=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_208105460858906eba1ca0a.jpg http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo30242310.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/DeV-F9Xu0Slhu-6L3qNg0Xn5nyU=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_181752416758a4e5b9ef204.jpg http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo17971499.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-9MXz7HBetuxKXa311h1kDo5I4k=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_1186943268518fe71126a3a.jpgFormer German Democratic Republic http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo22022379.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/f8lsiA2dhtXvly3QtYrOVZd0WAI=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_208570471653e34ad0dc620.jpg http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo34667523.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/lPZ8WoxaR61E8Hq-ceTWfjuHevI=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_4981825255ae58bf477e0c.jpgA pilgrim prostrates herself in an alcove near the Biete Maryam Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia. http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo18613111.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/YqNvRHka00aQdp-cAWH3niuAxNs=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_48343212651e031080dd04.jpgTemirtau, Kazakhstan http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo24321987.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/F9b02FKjAGV9g2mwAhaWr6G6pAY=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_2010295569555d60798cf07.jpg'Six Swans', Pyongyang, DPRK http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo41041665.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/S0MQsdUGzCPYqooyCa6MGBrZRv8=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_16627998995e61bbce11fc3.jpg http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo15961507.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/BAHL6OK9Tozt-91WmxCVdoa8-1U=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_56269461250326b4a3e996.jpgProra http://www.fabianmuir.com/iran https://photos.on-this.website/wm/1FrURrAH2A2nBqTDkjxi8qKzCVw=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_188926867757e15c8934899.jpgIran http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo22024531.html 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https://photos.on-this.website/wm/BeTLwIuM9QO57M5eja1rSyytk2Y=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_182115600758906ec0e5406.jpg[b]February 2017[/b]: ‘Urban Burqa’ is the sequel to the series ‘Blue Burqa in a Sunburnt Country’, which was shot in 2014 as a response to the Abbott government’s anti-immigration policies at that time and its proposal to impose a ‘burqa ban’. It was also a personal reflection drawn from extensive travels over time through predominantly Muslim countries. While a few people in 2014 had a knee-jerk reaction to the very sight of a burqa and incorrectly assumed that the series favoured forcing women to wear one, it was simply an allegorical device referencing immigration, rising populism, empathy and assimilation. That series’ intention was to protest against blanket judgments based on beliefs, origin or appearance — ’Urban Burqa’ is no different in that regard. Significantly different, however, are today’s parameters. Whereas ‘Blue Burqa’ addressed only Australian issues, the sequel finds itself confronted by drastically changed global conditions: a not-always-united Europe grappling with an unprecedented crisis as it tries to assimilate refugees; a surge in extreme right-wing movements in traditionally tolerant societies; an Australia where 49% of the population would like to put a halt to Muslim immigration; and President Trump, who seems to legislate by royal decree and has already attempted to impose a comprehensive travel ban upon selected Muslim nations with the stroke of his pen. Bringing the burqa in this series into sometimes confronting or disorienting urban environments seeks to reflect this and encourage greater understanding. In particular, President Trump’s sordid attempt to thrust anti-Muslim sentiment onto the mainstream agenda under the guise of homeland security suggests a jingoistic, reckless desire to generate paranoia and provoke a so-called clash of civilisations based on nationality and belief. Some of the current news footage is already beginning to resemble the sort of dystopian vision that was previously the domain of novels. These developments raise a great many questions. Why does the mere fact that someone was born in a certain country or hold dual citizenship automatically make them a suspected terrorist? While other major western governments oppose the ban and its contrived justification, why does the Australian government remain largely passive? How could any conscientious person criticise Angela Merkel’s exemplary and humanitarian approach to the refugee crisis as a ‘catastrophic mistake’? How can 49% of Australians be so devoid of empathy and understanding, vilifying refugees who leave their own homes to escape horrific circumstances — in some cases caused by western intervention — as if this were a criminal act? What has happened to the presumption of innocence, a fundament of any functioning justice system? We are facing issues that go to the heart of our humanity and the very nature of western democracy. How thinking people and governments now respond will be crucial in defining who we really are. Despite everything, I remain optimistic and ‘Urban Burqa’ is intended as a small part of that response. http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo26353643.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0wbBmkyNy4mYq0fEXGlk8XzTnJE=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_667266945673e3d7ccd10.jpgPMR http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo22731614.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/VSN19q0hrOlF4bPnGEWJnCS6cGI=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_922073245543d684eeb5bc.jpgWonsan, DPRK http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo18831845.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/olOz7xv32ssiWTKyrq1EYC1bB-w=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_160820858151fc29e90b96b.jpgRoad to Tatev, Armenia http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo22022386.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/2Cw7kHNB6D5tdbhQ1DNE9YKQsCw=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_68753662953e34ae6c41b8.jpg http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo30242306.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/V9XKlaKmpBVHQRFtkmTmxEvgpl0=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_105924112858a4e5a5329f1.jpg http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo10564868.html 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Ethiopia. http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo22022378.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/YI_38_Llztjb2HgnEu-F4CTg1F4=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_149815596153e34acbbb87b.jpg http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo39420516.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/sSo31zOuImtZihsZfovXU0Iimtw=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_1174944585d513f04b07b2.jpgChildren line up in an orphanage in Nampo on North Korea's west coast. http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo27851130.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0OgTgO7uTACEaucIQnMW7hxDOgc=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_1189871780575ba75fa4d82.jpg http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo18613455.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/XEBYT_FmGoUTEOAItbr99_uYhbI=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_196330418551e039bf24729.jpgTemirtau, Kazakhstan http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo10653892.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/4aYU4l521pC_QH-VsSRPI1NwcVk=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_6104682104df734076ac4d.jpgTallinn, Estonia http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo30242309.html 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https://photos.on-this.website/wm/JMdT4TV5YUqF8KSOcThJ8lAlk-E=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_9152987025785fa723e478.jpgKazan, Russia http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo10564452.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/1sBOAMH39Gcxtdlrg7hB3J_aJhk=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_5166992204df34d8b1dc78.jpgSuchum, Republic of Abkhazia http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo17971733.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/qn7lw2ZsxxGQqQCk-D54pFIhPxM=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_1980492422518fe8e7e824e.jpgFormer German Democratic Republic http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo41041664.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Id6trPRpKKU1jLEM6xbfE_xFkxk=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_68164465e61bbcacc6e0.jpg http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo18805351.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/9K47IybnogcPtTbbkFmciXOY7eg=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_101266915551f6c27ee946d.jpgGrutas Parkas, Lithuania http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo18613114.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Uc09MLQEAr4L-vfpO1mxVHumY4c=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_63949917151e03120de860.jpgKurchatov, Kazakhstan http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo22022389.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/TzRGLa27Q6h0ebY2w6uA6xUmMfs=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_17131700353e34aedbccff.jpg http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo18687750.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/sTehm5K_VqMm0b8XkjkvK9c4PIY=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_73752242651e9355e2f2b2.jpgPavlodar, Kazakhstan http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo24321986.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/TGO4sYW5Zk0dhGjCljfrXc6mknw=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_758119295555d606c4a4e1.jpgDPRK (North Korea) http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo41041661.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7XvYIrVLr8wnVMBrIe1f7b4OWGk=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_12614403735e61bbb7e3415.jpg http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo34667531.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0PEa7W8NsyTEPxw0OiPBC4zj_-0=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_16309540465ae58ced82c63.jpgA night-time Easter ceremony preparing for baptisms takes place outside the Biete Maryam Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia. http://www.fabianmuir.com/photo13791287.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ULL1Iqyw491iv2dOoB8p9e-ffs8=/fwcb/1602664230/18540_16829042614ee821813d894.jpgEstonia