No Place Like Home

No Place Like Home

"Home” means many different things to many different people.

No Place Like Home explores themes of home, identity and belonging.

This year No Place Like Home is growing and, in addition to the show on the 16th August, will include an installation in Festival Park.

Take a seat around the campfire and hear from local storytellers as they share their experiences of life and what home means to them.

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Meet the Storytellers

Edwin Fejo

Home means a lot of things. Growing up in Darwin, being around my culture, my mob and mainly my grandmothers. My grandmothers have heavily influenced me with the person I've become. When I think about my Nannas, I think of Darwin and that's home. I'm a proud Larrakia and Warray person and a proud Sistagirl.

Listen to Edwin's story:

Veronica Matipira

Home is the place where I have that sense of belonging and I can live my life with freedom and peace in my heart. I am a Karanga woman from Zimbabwe. Home is here in Darwin but when I talk of "I miss home", I am talking about Zimbabwe.

Listen to Veronica's story:

Rusty Smith

Home is safety. Home is warmth. I love Darwin. My story is of miraculous survival through Cyclone Tracy. Traumatic stories of survival but also traumatic stories of emotion of what happened and what cracked everyone's life apart.

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Ifa Shiddiq

Home is where I get to be myself, stripped away from expectations, temporarily forgetting the stresses of life. I am young artist and dreamer. Last year I started wearing the hijab. People have been very kind and supportive and I know I have caring people with me in Darwin.

Listen to Ifa's story:

David Georgandis

Home is your family and friends, where you can let your guard down to go to sleep. You feel safe and protected. I realised the value of home and family when I experienced Meliodosis in 2022, went into a coma and "woke" in locked-in syndrome.

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Thevi Chelliah

Home is a connection between the country that shaped me and the country that gave me new opportunities. It's where diversity becomes unity. I am a Sri Lankan Tamil from Singapore. I have two homes, Singapore and Darwin.

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Dom Grunden

Home is more than where you live. It's where you feel comfortable with the people, it's where you feel comfortable with your surroundings. You have that sense of community You have a sense of belonging. I'm originally from the United States and am part European and part Cherokee Indian. Darwin is home to me.

Listen to Dom's story:

Sarah Skopellos

Home is a wheelchair accessible community where I can live my best life! Home is also swimming. The wondrousness of it, this fabulous feeling floating in the blue water. We live in Palmerston and we love Palmerston. We can't imagine living anywhere else.

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