

Globalisation, Photography and Race: The Circulation and Return of Aboriginal Photographs in Europe addresses the intersection of new digital technologies and Aboriginal traditions surrounding visual imagery.
This project explores the global circulation of photographs of Australian Aboriginal people that began in the 1840s, and their central role within the emergence of modern views regarding race and history. The project investigates the significance of colonial photography to Indigenous communities, and through international collaboration returns photographs currently housed in five key European collections to descendants, providing an important Indigenous heritage resource, a major international conference and a travelling exhibition.
The project website, Returning Photos: Australian Aboriginal Photographs from European Collections, aims to make the photographic collections from the four museums available to researchers, and especially Aboriginal communities seeking to access their heritage.
As part of this project, Wonu Veys traveled to Australia and blogged about her travels and experiences. Read her posts here: Aboriginal Photo Project