that which took place in 2009<\/a>, during the International Year of Astronomy.<\/p>\n\u201cOur collaboration with Yamaji Art allows us to connect the ancient with the present, for astronomers and Indigenous people to share their understanding of what stars are, and what they represent to our cultures,\u201d Professor Tingay said.<\/p>\n
\u201cInspired by the sharing of cultures and stories about the stars, the artists will now create paintings that will combine with similar artwork from South Africa for an international art exhibition.\u201d<\/p>\n
“These stories are important to our connection to the past, the land and the future\u201d, said Wajarri Elder and artist, Kevin Merritt.<\/p>\n
The exhibition will be launched at Curtin University\u2019s John Curtin Gallery in September, coinciding with an international SKA conference in Perth, and will tour SKA-member countries around the world.<\/p>\n
Australian Square Kilometre Array Director, Professor Brian Boyle also attended the gathering of artists and scientists and is excited for the launch of the exhibition.<\/p>\n
\u201cA similar sharing of cultures will take place in South Africa and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing the artworks produced at both sites,\u201d Professor Boyle said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are two very different locations, half a world apart, connected by a shared night sky.\u00a0 Very soon they will share the world\u2019s largest telescope, to learn more about that sky and the history of the Universe than ever before.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis exhibition will travel through five continents to celebrate these two ancient cultures and raise awareness of the SKA project.\u201d<\/p>\n
The $2 billion SKA is a global mega-science project to develop the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope in Australia and South Africa.\u00a0 Australia will host two elements of the SKA telescope, a low frequency array and a survey array.<\/p>\n
Two precursor telescopes are already built at Australia\u2019s SKA site, the Murchison Widefield Array (an international project led by Curtin University), and CSIRO\u2019s Australian SKA Pathfinder telescope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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