Noonuccals We are going is a poem of oppression and power. We are Going challenges traditionally held views through perspective to express the Australian indigenous experience and its intertwined connection between culture and the land. My visual representation aims to contrast the striking differences in perception upon the indigenous heritage (white Australia against Indigenous Australia), through symbolic representation and stark colour and shape contrast. In my visual representation, the image on the left serves as the indigenous perspective towards their heritage, and its prolonged development. The long trail or footsteps entering from beyond the page comes to the resting place of a campfire, where the symbols of two men sitting down can be seen. The trail of steps leading towards the campfire symbolise the development of the aboriginal heritage and how it is constructed through the unity of the indigenous community (footsteps). The campsite displayed as repeated circles represents developed perfection of the totality of the indigenous culture. The symbols of water surrounding the footsteps represent the flowing element of purity which reflects the equality of the indigenous community. Due to this balanced community, the ideal of open opportunities and freedom is symbolised through the images of the birds in flight. This concept of the egalitarian indigenous community can be seen in the poem, by the use of anaphora. Through using the repetition of we, Noonuccals inclusive language conveys the collective rank of the community, which is strikingly contrasted against the white Australias hierarchical order. Also through anaphora, Noonuccal brings together the indigenous culture with sacred sites, to display the land as a portion of the indigenous identity. The right hand side of my visual representation aims to convey the white Australian perspective on the indigenous heritage, and how it was a minute obstacle in the way for western development. The image of the two men and the campsite are represented as two spiders and a spider web. The effect of the grayscale foreground in contrast with the coloured background represents the indigenous culture to be weak and hence overwhelmed by the oppressive force of white Australia. Through development, the spiders web also took time to progress in correlation with the indigenous culture. Although through western perception, this culture much like a spiders web is just an powerless obstacle in the way of powerful force.The image in the background of the door represents the gateway of opportunities for white Australia, which can only be opened by first taking down the indigenous culture, which stands in-between them (spider web). This deconstruction of culture takes place through the loss of sacred sites. Rubbish May Be Tipped Here, now it half covers the traces of the old bora ring. This quote represents the tearing down of heritage, and due to the interdependent connection to the land, it consequently brings apart the indigenous culture. Through representing the land as the core of the indigenous identity, a loss of sacred sites consequently forces the indigenous culture to fade. Thus, my static visual representation based of Noonuccals We are going, explores the controversial perspectives on the Australian indigenous experience, by juxtaposing the egalitarian indigenous community, as opposed to the totalitarianism of white Australia. STILL NEED TO TALK ABOUT:Fix up thesis