Over 300,000 Australians have signed their names on one of 120,000 plastic hands that make up the Sea of Hands, to show their support for Native Title and Reconciliation.
The Sea of Hands was created in 1997 as a powerful, physical representation of the Citizen's Statement on Native Title.
The Citizen's Statement was a petition circulated by ANTaR to mobilise non-Indigenous support for native title and reconciliation, at a time when native title rights were under serious threat from the Howard Government's proposed changes to the Native Title Act 1993
I HAVE CHOSEN THIS PICTURE (ON THE RIGHT) because racism exists all over the world
Plastic hands in the colours of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags, each one carrying one signature from the Citizen's Statement, were installed in front of Parliament House in Canberra in October 1997, in what was then the largest public art installation in Australia.
The Sea of Hands has become a symbol of the People's Movement for reconciliation - and a tangible recognition of the failure of the Howard Government to lead Australia in the reconciliation process.
I find this manifestation useful and interesting. it is a good idea and the Sea of hands is a beautiful show.
on the picture on the left I have painted hands in browm for the skin color of aboriginals and on these hands I have painted lots of points in blue for the number of supporters.
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