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My dream destinations: Coby Edgar curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, Art Gallery of NSW
Coby Edgar, curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, Art Gallery of NSW.Credit: Anna Kucera
MY ONE DREAM DESTINATION IS STILL
The Philippines. I went there for the first time in 2018 and I feel like I should have spent another month in Bohol – where some of my ancestors come from – listening to all the wildlife in the rainforests. Hopping the neighbouring islands around Siargao Island all day and snorkelling before gorging on all the delicious seafood is a great memory from my time there.
WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER I'M DREAMING OF VISITING
A tarsier on Bohol, the Philippines. Coby Edgar dreams of returning to the rainforests here. Credit: Getty Images
Morocco, so I can sit in an amazing building and watch the light change throughout the day. There is something deeply satisfying about the combinations of colour, texture, attention to detail and the use of light in Moroccan architecture. I am sure I would sigh deeply with adoration.
MY DREAM TRAVEL BUBBLE DESTINATION IS
New Zealand, please. I would love to visit our neighbours and spend time on their country, listening to nature and visiting their galleries. Maybe I'd get stuck in a love bubble in a shack in the mountains or something gross and romantic like that.
MY DREAM DOMESTIC DESTINATION IS
Warmun, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. I want to go there so badly. I am so in love with the artists who come from this part of our country, and it really bothers me that I have never been to see what it is that inspires their works. I would like genius artist and senior Gija woman Mabel Juli to boss me around for cups of tea while she paints.
MY DREAM DOMESTIC TRIP SO FAR HAS BEEN
Bangalow, NSW, with my girlfriends, which makes me feel like a Sydney cliche. We didn't even have hot water, as at the time they had just moved their home onto stilts and were renovating. But we made some lovely memories, going from forests and waterfalls to the beach, sharing meals and stories. Though I left them awaiting a hot water connection, I also left them with a freshly curated home.
Curated by Coby Edgar, Badu Gili: Wonder Women, is a creative collaboration between the Opera House and the Art Gallery of NSW to mark the gallery's 150th anniversary. The six-minute animation of artworks from the gallery collection is appearing hourly in the evenings on the Opera House's eastern Bennelong sail. See sydneyoperahouse.com
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