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Yara SAID (designer)
THE REFUGEE NATION (manufacturer)
Refugee flag 2016 {designed}; 2018 {manufactured}
nylon
113.5 x 165.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by The Refugee Nation, 2018
2018.1388
© Yara Said and The Refugee Nation
She Persists

Identity

‘White male identity is reflected everywhere, and in everything. Identity is the art of being. For women, this being can be, and often necessitates, an act of resistance and self-determination. To be entirely oneself in a world that is designed for and by others requires conscious interrogation.’
Myles Russell-Cook

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Aboriginal Feminism and Gender

‘Art can teach people that our community, and our identity, is something to be proud of and not something to be ashamed of.’
Claire Coleman

Raising the Flag

‘Said’s flag design is simple yet powerful and communicates a global message of empowerment and acceptance of all refugees. The acquisition of these flags recognises their status as important design milestones.’
Meg Slater

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