In Australia, when it comes to archaeology, such freedom of research is non-existent. Archaeologists are not allowed to touch any ancient bones, not even to look at them, without ’Aboriginal permission’.
Who should we trust in a country paralysed by political correctness? Having written about Mungo Man skeletal remains several times I had no intention of revisiting that particular topic. But the latest development has twisted my arm.
When my last article was published I was again attacked and abused for saying that some Australian archaeologists are making false claims, deliberately misrepresenting, or — in some cases — outright fabricating evidence to support their invented story of the “ancient culture” that never actually existed.
A new mainstream proposal now places the first ‘human ancestor’ not in Africa but in the Mediterranean. According to the theory, the lineages of chimpanzees and humans may have ‘split’ several hundred thousand years earlier than previously assumed, says an international research team…
Political correctness and other nonscientific practices are increasingly being used by Western institutions to stage-manage public beliefs about prehistory. It is a modern ruse used to promote ideas that would never pass muster in a full and honest disclosure of facts – a common problem in suppression-dependent anthropology.
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Artwork: “INBY – The Mystery of the Resurrection” by Graeme & Vesna, from the “Resurrection – When Jesus is Rising, Wanjinas are Rejoicing” workshops.
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Ted Strehlow fell out of favour when he asserted that real ancient culture was well and truly extinct, and replaced with a fake culture as devised by the Aboriginal industry. He went from glorified to vilified, for proving that modern Aborigines “no longer have any knowledge of the authentic tribal culture, since the elders and guardians of the secrets were all dead and that whole world is finished, and will never come back”.
Stand up and speak out against Aboriginal violence and corruption of the Aboriginal industry.
Merry Christmas to all our artists, friends and supporters the Game Changers, Rule Breakers and Risk Takers. Keep creating great art for the DreamRaiser™ Project in 2017 and beyond! Vesna Tenodi, Wanjina CEO © Silent Christ by Imre Osváth Follow us on Facebook:
This moment is a long-overdue opportunity for Australian archaeology to be revived, for our vilified scientists to be rehabilitated, and for our artists to regain their right to create art without fear of Aboriginal violence. And for the Aboriginal industry with its propagators of a falsified past to be held accountable, exposed and defunded…
This article is dedicated to Ian Wilson, author of Lost World of the Kimberley, published in 2006, attacked by the Aboriginal industry for his “provocative” research of Bradshaw paintings attributed to a pre-Aboriginal race which he called the Bradshaw people. Australian cave art has a lot in common with Asian prehistoric art. In the Stone Age art of Indonesia as found on Sulawesi island animal drawings were dated to 35,000 years ago placing them among the oldest figurative depictions in the world…
Same signs, same minds: Palaeolithic artefacts decorated with identical patterns such as parallel lines, ladder motif, cross-hatch pattern, dots and circles – together with jewellery made of shells, bones or pebbles – form part of a decorative repertoire typical for the Upper Palaeolithic period in the Mediterranean basin. The same motifs are also typical for Stone Age material found in Australia…
and for Federal Government to conduct an Inquiry into Aboriginal violence and into Corruption in the Aboriginal Industry, as well as to intervene in the Arts Law Centre ongoing breach of copyright and moral rights of Australian artists Benedikt Osvath and Gina Sinozich…
Vela Spila on Korcula Island in Croatian – What is typical Neolithic material doing in a Paleolithic stratum? The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary…
ModroZorje Wanjina Watchers Sculpture Garden opening in Europe In response to Aboriginal violent and hateful conduct (including vandalism and death threats) towards our DreamRaiser art projects (an initiative to revive Aboriginal spirituality), and the corrupt actions of the Aboriginal industry, ModroGorje Gallery now has the ModroZorje sister centre in Europe, with the Wanjina Watchers in…
What Australians really think: We are waiting for the good professor, and his colleagues, to apologise to Andrew Bolt. Why is it politically acceptable for these bureaucrats to “discover” the obvious, without being ridiculed and slandered like Andrew? And like Vesna, Gina, Ben and Goomblar, we should add. Hypocrites and sycophants, the lot of them.
Allegations of fraud, shocking waste and corruption have rocked Indigenous-run organisations around the country. There are 44 Indigenous organisations and programs currently being investigated by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet’s IAG Risk, Compliance and Integrity branch. Four Corners has learned that, in some cases, executives and other trusted figures abused their positions and…
Unethical practices, such as these found in the Australian mainstream, were clearly explained by the great American physicist Richard Feynman, who summed it up as follows:
“No government has the right to decide on the truth of scientific principles, nor to prescribe in any way the character of the questions investigated. Neither may a government determine the aesthetic value of artistic creations, nor limit the forms of literary or artistic expression…”…
Art from our “Resurrection – When Jesus is Rising, Wanjinas are Rejoicing” workshop, held in Sydney yesterday. Human figures created by Gina Sinozich.
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After decades of being terrorised by fake Aborigines – white individuals and groups who masquerade as indigenous people – Australians have had enough. The problems of Aboriginal violence and fake Aborigines rorting the system kept escalating for almost 50 years, with no-one daring to tackle those politically sensitive issues…
The suppression of evidence in science is not only the mainstream against challenging ideas but also mainstream against mainstream and usually for political reasons. The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary…
…and to instruct the Arts Law Centre to remove or change its offensive wording and lack of acknowledgement in its material, articles and publications – in all the instances where the wording is in breach of Australian Copyright Law…
The suppression of evidence in science is not only the mainstream against challenging ideas but also mainstream against mainstream and usually for political reasons…
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Vesna Tenodi: Global perspective on Australian archaeology – Crimes and consequences of Aboriginal violence The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid to challenge the status quo:http://pleistocenecoalition.com Follow us on Facebook:
Vesna Tenodi: Australian artists terrorized by the taxpayer-funded Aboriginal Industry The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid to challenge the status quo: http://pleistocenecoalition.com Follow us on Facebook:
False attribution by the Arts Law Centre of the Wanjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone sculpture by Benedikt Osváth; Request to the Federal Government for an Inquiry into Aboriginal violence against non-Aboriginal artists and into Corruption in the Aboriginal Industry – Published in the Public Interest “Dreamtime Set in Stone – the Truth about Australian…
Vesna Tenodi: Australian archaeology, art, and politics intertwined. The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid to challenge the status quo:http://pleistocenecoalition.com Follow us on Facebook:
Wanjina Watchers by Gina – Exhibition Catalogue Follow us on Facebook:
Wanjina Watchers exhibition by Gina Sinozich at the Governor’s Palace in Rijeka at the Croatian Adriatic Coast Follow us on Facebook:
Wanjina Watchers exhibition of selected artworks by Gina Sinozich opened in Rijeka Follow us on Facebook:
Vesna Tenodi: Decoding the messages of Pre-Aboriginal rock art – Part 3 – Those paintings were created by the advanced Pre-Aboriginal races of Rajanes and Abrajanes, predating aboriginal tribes by hundreds of thousands of years. Don’t simply trust that the mainstream “experts” telling you a story of prehistory must know what they’re talking about. Remember,…
Croatian TV: “Wanjina Watchers – Celestial Guardians” exhibition by Gina Sinozich, explaining the ancient rock art left in Australia by the advanced races of Rajanes and Abrajanes, predating the incoming Aboriginal tribes by thousands of years. Follow us on Facebook:
Vesna Tenodi: Decoding the messages of Pre-Aboriginal rock art – Part 2 – Aboriginal informants have always claimed that they did not paint the Wanjinas. Likewise, that they did not paint the Bradshaw figures. Those paintings were created by the Pre-Aboriginal races of Rajanes and Abrajanes. Don’t simply trust that the mainstream “experts” telling you…
Vesna Tenodi: Decoding the messages of Pre-Aboriginal rock art, created by the Pre-Aboriginal races of Rajanes and Abrajanes. Why is the Aboriginal industry trying so hard to hide the truth about pre-Aboriginal Australian rock art? The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical…
Big thank-you to Sage Francis and Irena Mihalinec, for “Vonnegut Busy” from “Copper Gone” album, a perfect match for “Burning Bridges – Building Bridges” DreamRaiser art events. And as they say: may the bridges that we burn light the way. Follow us on Facebook:
Media Release 12 February 2015 – Corruption in the Aboriginal Industry and its threat to freedom of expression Request to the Federal Government for an Inquiry into Corruption in the Aboriginal Industry, and for investigation of Aboriginal violence against non-Aboriginal artists – includes a letter illustrating typical foolish demands, false claims that artists need “permission”…
Congratulations to Gina Sinozich, Australia Day recipient of the Order of Liverpool Award 2015, for her extraordinary contribution to art Follow us on Facebook:
Support our campaign for Freedom of Expression – say no to violence and corruption! Sent to the Blue Mountains Gazette, with congratulations to Councillors Robert Stock & Geordie Williamson, for having the courage to speak out. Follow us on Facebook:
Vesna Tenodi: Australian past, present, and future – Part 2: Why is the Aboriginal industry so afraid of DNA testing? What are they afraid it might prove? Non-indigenous origin of contemporary tribes? Pre-Aboriginal races? Parallel existence and interbreeding of advanced and primitive groups? The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of…
Vesna Tenodi: Australian past, present, and future – Part 1: Cardinal errors which have spelled the end of Australian academic freedom – Predecessors, Ancestors, and white Aborigines The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not…
Croatian TV: Good Morning Croatia – Saving the Wanjina Watchers sculpture The Wanjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone 8.5 tonne sculpture by Vesna Tenodi and Benedikt Osváth was moved from Sydney to Croatia and displayed on the Adriatic Coast. Follow us on Facebook:
Vesna Tenodi: Australian Forbidden Past – Homo erectus and the highly advanced pre-Aboriginal races of Rajanes and Abrajanes The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid to challenge the status quo: http://pleistocenecoalition.com Follow us…
Vesna Tenodi: Saving the Wanjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid to challenge the status quo: http://pleistocenecoalition.com Follow us on Facebook:
Wanjina Watchers Dolls – protest against Aboriginal violence – international art events in support of Polish designer Ewa Smuga and the Eclipse Hotel Wanjina Watchers Dolls art events are held in support of Polish designer Ewa Smuga and Hotel Eclipse, to inform the international community about escalating Aboriginal violence against artists, as well as corruption…
Vesna Tenodi: Brain matters, Part 3 & 4: Leading Australian archaeologists say contemporary Aborigines should have nothing to do with the interpretation of Palaeolithic Australian cultures The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid…
Vesna Tenodi: Brain matters, Part 2: Trepanated and elongated skulls The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid to challenge the status quo: http://pleistocenecoalition.com Follow us on Facebook:
ANZAC Wanjinas by Vesna Tenodi: “Rising Sun – Sharing the Spirit of ANZAC” is a tribute to all Australians who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations. It celebrates the spirit of ANZAC, with its human qualities of duty, honour, courage, and sacrifice, which have shaped our sense of national identity. Its…
Vesna Tenodi: Brain matters The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid to challenge the status quo: http://pleistocenecoalition.com Follow us on Facebook:
Spoken by: Jesse Russell-Williams Lyrics: Wanjinas Art: “Wanjina Watchers” by Gina Sinozich, Benedikt Osváth, Marina Lapadatovic, Graeme Biddle, Vesna Tenodi, Damir Tenodi Didgeridoo: Aboriginal artist Goomblar Wylo Book by Vesna Tenodi “Dreamtime Set in Stone — the Truth about Australian Aborigines, as requested by the Those-Who-Know” Goomblar’s didgeridoo performance at ModroGorje Gallery — DVD companion…
Vesna Tenodi is nominated as the Australian of the Year by a group of Australian intellectuals, because of her ongoing efforts to protect freedom of expression, to assert the rights of Australian artists to create art without censorship, and the right of Australian archaeologists to investigate the past without political interference. As a part of her…
Vesna Tenodi: Contrasting Georgian & Australian Archaeology The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid to challenge the status quo: http://pleistocenecoalition.com Follow us on Facebook:
“Aboriginal art is crap, repetitive patterns suitable for decorative rugs, discussed in dramatically hallowed terms, spectacular fraud playing on the corporate guilt, the stale rejiggings of a half-remembered heritage, corrupted art with all energy, purpose and authenticity lost…” Britain’s leading art critics say it as it is, and give their honest, objective assessment of contemporary…
Vesna Tenodi: Open letter to Svante Pääbo and the Max Planck Institute – your revolutionary work is crucial to save Australian archaeology The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid to challenge the status…
Open Letter to the Liberal Government; and thanks to the Office for the Arts for defunding the Arts Law Centre of Australia Before the Federal election on 7 September 2013, this request was sent to the Liberal coalition, in expectation they will take over and liberate Australian people from the Labor Government and its tyranny.…
Wandjina – a million dollar two-year-old racehorse is set for glory. Aborigines are furious over this “offensive” use of the “sacred” Wanjina name without their “permission”. Let’s hope that Aborigines will not start another round of harassment, abuse, violence and vandalism. Unfortunately, this is their customary behaviour whenever they claim to be “offended”. Go, Tommy…
“Dreamtime Set in Stone – the Truth about Australian Aborigines, as requested by the Those-Who-Know” by Vesna Tenodi [Kindle Edition] NEW on Amazon: The book that some violent Aborigines wanted banned and their lawyers tried to confiscate. Conversations with Aboriginal elder Goomblar Wylo. Goomblar’s didgeridoo performance, originallyDVD companion to the book, now on YouTube Follow…
Vesna Tenodi: Neanderthal–Denisovan–Aboriginal DNA connection The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid to challenge the status quo: http://pleistocenecoalition.com Follow us on Facebook:
An archaeologist, artist and writer, Vesna has been campaigning to ensure human rights and civil liberties for all Australians, in particular the rights of Australian non-Aboriginal artists to create art without censorship, and for Australian archaeologists to explore the past without interference from politicians and lawyers. Within her campaign for freedom of intellectual and artistic…
Vesna Tenodi: A renaissance in Neanderthal studies The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid to challenge the status quo: http://pleistocenecoalition.com Follow us on Facebook:
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On Tai Chi and Chi Kung – Masters Hao Huaimu, Chen Xiaowang and Damir Tenodi Secrets of Chi Kung – On the Edge of Science TV show with Kresimir Misak: English transcript coming soon. Follow us on Facebook:
Tai Chi and the Art of Business – Shifu Damir Tenodi on Kapital Network Exclusive, presented by Silvano Gospodaric Follow us on Facebook:
Donald Richardson and Vesna Tenodi: Aboriginal Violence Against Artists Open letter to Australian authorities urging them to stop Aboriginal violence against artists by defunding projects and organisations which directly or indirectly condone and/or support Aboriginal violence, and Ewa Smuga Media Release with request for apology. Follow us on Facebook:
Vesna Tenodi: Problems in Australian art and archaeology The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid to challenge the status quo: http://pleistocenecoalition.com Follow us on Facebook:
Rockdale Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition – Vote for your favourite artwork Follow us on Facebook:
Donald Richardson and Vesna Tenodi: Aboriginal Violence against Australian Artists Follow us on Facebook:
Vesna Tenodi: Forbidden Art, Politicised Archaeology and the “Dreamtime Set in Stone” book with Goomblar Wylo The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid to challenge the status quo:www.pleistocenecoalition.com Follow us on Facebook:
Angels, Lesser Wanjinas and Bradshaw Abrajanal (pre-aboriginal) Australian Rock Art Music and performance: Amadeo Dujmovic DreamRaiser Art: Suncica Dzaic: Angels and Lesser Wanjinas; Grahame Walsh: Bradshaw Abrajanal (pre-aboriginal) Australian Rock Art Follow us on Facebook:
Western civilization needs Wanjinas – DreamRaiser Artists in the Pleistocene Coalition Art Gallery Australian and Croatian artists in PC gallery: “…superb paintings and other creative work from Vesna Tenodi’s DreamRaiser project including the exploratory electronic and guitar instrumental by Croatian composer and musician Amadeo Dujmovic…” Follow us on Facebook:
Vesna Tenodi: Wanjinas now – Contemporary artists reviving pre-Aboriginal Australian rock art The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid to challenge the status quo: pleistocenecoalition.com Follow us on Facebook:
On the Edge of Science: Damir Tenodi – The Art of Tai Chi, the Masters-of-the-Fifth-level and Wanjina DreamRaiser art installation TV talk show On the Edge of Science with Kresimir Misak – English transcript coming soon. Follow us on Facebook:
Forbidden Art, Politicised Archaeology and Orwellian Politics in Australia – about Aboriginal violence, art censorship, and legally-sanctioned scientific fraud in Australia Follow us on Facebook:
Vesna Tenodi: Wanjina & Bradshaw-style rock art in other parts of the world The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid to challenge the status quo: pleistocenecoalition.com Follow us on Facebook:
Vesna’s Campaign 2012 – In early September 2012 we published the following ad in the Blue Mountains Gazette, and we got a great response. After the elections on 8 September, 8 out of those 12 councillors are gone.
A FEARLESS VOICE FOR YOUR RIGHT TO SPEAK FREELY
Vesna Tenodi: Pre-Aboriginal Races in Australia – Mungo Man and Kow Swamp Bones The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid to challenge the status quo: http://pleistocenecoalition.com Follow us on Facebook:
Yes, in Australia today you can be terrorised and have your art censored for “offending” Aborigines with using a criss-cross pattern, putting three dots together, or even if any anonymous caller starts making threats of violence to artists and gallery owners. Why artist Lucas Grogan was censored: angry objectors who choose to be offended Lucas…
Cameron Hayes: The incomplete history of Milikapiti Following Aboriginal hysterical threats, Alcaston Gallery director Beverly Knight cancelled the exhibition of Melbourne-based artist Cameron Hayes a day before its opening in June… Why artist Cameron Hayes was censored: depictions of aboriginal life by white artist spark outrage Wanjina DreamRaisers WorldWide Club Follow us on Facebook:
DreamRaiser Art: The idea of the sacred and the divine in world traditions In April 2012 Vesna and Damir Tenodi were finalists in the sculpture exhibition organised by Rockdale City Council, at Cook Park, beside lovely Kyeemagh beach on historic Botany Bay. Follow us on Facebook:
Vesna Tenodi: Pre-Aboriginal Australian rock art: Wanjina and Bradshaw figures The Pleistocene Coalition is a group of researchers challenging the tenets of mainstream scientific agendas which are promoted despite empirical evidence to the contrary. Join a community not afraid to challenge the status quo: http://pleistocenecoalition.com Follow us on Facebook:
Aborigines, Artistic Freedom and Spiritual Archaeology On the Edge of Science – Kresimir Misak interviews Vesna Tenodi, a Croatian-Australian archaeologist, artist, writer and medium, who lives in Sydney. Topics include art and censorship, political correctness which is paralysing Australian society today and is used to terrorise artists and writers, as well as Aboriginal violence against…
ABC Radio National – The Law Report: Wading into the Wanjina Controversy – Presented by Damien Carrick Follow us on Facebook:
Request for defunding of the Arts Law Centre of Australia Follow us on Facebook:
Music & performance: Amadeo Dujmovic Lyrics: Vesna Tenodi, Wanjina CEO Art: Benedikt Osváth, Gina Sinozich, Marina Lapadatovic, Graeme Biddle, Suncica Dzaic Wanjinas’ smile – another wake-up call to Aborigines Hey, listen you all… la, lalala, la who are building the wall… between the skies… and people’s minds… Hey, listen you all… la, lalala, la distorting…
Silencing the voices of reason, a social, political and archaeological study, examining art censorship In their intention to engineer a way to censor the Wanjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone sculpture by Benedikt Osváth, the Blue Mountains City Council joined forces with the Arts Law Centre of Australia and successfully manipulated planning laws, using the…
Media release: From Katoomba to Canberra – it’s the same mentality of Aboriginal hysteria Follow us on Facebook:
The higher cosmic beings, Master Ananda and the Those-Who-Know, in November 2011 gave an assessment of the current condition of the world, with advice, warnings and encouragements. The Masters said that 10 December 2011 is a tipping point, at which the world will become locked-in the state as people have chosen themselves. Until 20 December…
Lyrics: Vesna Tenodi, Wanjina CEO, Music: Amadeo Dujmović, Art: Marina Lapadatović IGNORING THE LAW OF WANJINAS It’s nothing to do with us it does! it does! it does! It’s nothing to do with us it does! It always does! It’s nothing to do with us they say and look away It’s nothing to do with…
ABC 7.30 Report: Amazing Art by Gina Sinozich 24/02/2005 One of the DreamRaiser Project iconic artists Gina Sinozich and her amazing art were highly appreciated and admired as illustrated in this ABC segment broadcast in 2005. In 2009, in collaboration with Vesna Tenodi, Gina created the Wanjina Watchers series for the Dreamtime Set in Stone…
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Between August and October 2011, we were running a number of Wanjina DreamRaiser public art events and performances in Europe, in Zagreb and at the magnificent Adriatic Coast, promoting Aboriginal forgotten spirituality, protesting against art censorship, and raising awareness of harassment of non-indigenous artists in Australia… Continue reading: Croatian Chronicles Follow us on Facebook:
Blue Mountains police caught a man in the act of vandalising and desecrating the Wanjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone sculpture by Benedikt Osváth Follow us on Facebook:
Vesna strikes back – with 108 Wanjina Watcher flowers in “Wanjina spirits are reaching for every Aboriginal heart” event, during failed attempt to relocate the Wanjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone sculpture in Katoomba, the City of Art Censorship Follow us on Facebook:
We truly care, but they refuse to see that – Attempted relocation of the Wanjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone sculpture by Benedikt Osvath in Katoomba, the City of Art Censorship Follow us on Facebook:
Vandals are at it again 3 August 2011 – Vesna: Those are tragic people, and it seems they cannot change. Follow us on Facebook:
Media release 1 August 2011 – Invitation to relocation of the “controversial” Wanjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone sculpture in Katoomba, the City of Art Censorship Follow us on Facebook:
Protest against sculpture censorship – Blue Mountains Gazette 20 July 2011 Follow us on Facebook:
Welcome to Katoomba – the City of Art Censorship Media release 18 July 2011 – Boxing in the Wanjina Spirits Follow us on Facebook:
Copyright law: a brief sketch Copyright law stands firm even as the world around it changes. The New Media, and the Oldest Media, are at the forefront of the copyright challenge intellectual property lawyers face today. We discussed defamation in March, and we considered how the New Media is creating new venues for our (and…
Arts Law Centre media release 22 June 2011 – this practice of Arts Law Centre racist comments and vilification of non-indigenous artists will be examined in “The social impact of Aboriginal hate in contemporary Australian society” document. Follow us on Facebook:
Andrew Bolt discusses freedom of expression and censorship of Wanjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone sculpture by Sydney sculptor Benedikt Osvath with ModroGorje Gallery owner Vesna Tenodi. Follow us on Facebook:
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Invitation to Artists to paint Wanjina protest to censorship murals Follow us on Facebook:
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Sydney, 25 June 2011 – the Land and Environment Court upheld the Blue Mountains council decision for Vesna Tenodi, the ModroGorje gallery owner, to remove the “Wanjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone” sculpture from her front lawn, because the image on the stone is upsetting for some Aborigines. Ms Tenodi said that the shameful conduct…
The NSW Land and Environment Court has ordered the removal of a Katoomba sculpture deemed offensive by Aboriginal communities in Western Australia and the Blue Mountains. But ModroGorje Wellness and Art Centre owner Vesna Tenodi said the decision to have the Wanjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone sculpture removed from the front lawn of her…
Sydney Croat duo urges artists worldwide to support artistic freedom Continue reading: Croatian Herald 7 July 2011: Support Artistic Freedom Follow us on Facebook:
In 2010, a gallery in the Blue Mountains in NSW erected a large sculpture featuring Wandjinas, the creation spirit sacred to the Worrora, Wunumbal and Ngarinyin Aboriginal tribes in Western Australia. Artists in the Black was contacted by both the people of the Katoomba area and Mowanjum Arts which represents artists from the three language…
The Law Report on ABC’s Radio National recently ran a story(i) about a gallery in the Blue Mountains which has erected a large outside sculpture featuring Wandjinas, the creation spirit sacred to three Aboriginal tribes in the Kimberley in Western Australia(ii). The gallery, in a separate initiative is also encouraging artists to create their own…
The Blue Mountains City Council ordered the owners of the Modrogorje Gallery in Katoomba to remove the sculpture “Wanjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone”. Ms Vesna Tenodi is appealing to the Land and Environment Court and the hearing is listed for the 20th and 21st June this year. Thus far it could be a matter…
… A Croatian born artist living in the Blue Mountains just outside Sydney, VesnaTenodi is getting flak for her Aboriginal style paintings and sculptures. Vesna was on the ABC’s Radio National this week defending herself saying “prehistoric imagery belongs to the world. Any group claiming ownership is a ludicrous proposition. We have to make this clear,…
Now, I’m a little bit late on this, because it only came up on my podcast USB drive today, but I doubt it’s been resolved in the two months since. I also doubt it’s all that politically sensible for me to raise the subject, given that I am undoubtedly (as with the Uluru climb debate)…
Lyrics: Vesna Tenodi, Wanjina CEO, Music: Amadeo Dujmović Wanjinas’ Kiss You white woman, you have no right to dream! You white woman, you have no right to dream! You cannot make me hurt you Pain is like shield on your heart. Don’t dwell on pain, Don’t dwell on pain, Oh no no no Oh no…
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In line with What Wanjinas Want, as communicated on 11/03/2011, we are developing a new range of products, inspired by prehistoric Australian cave art, to coincide with the release of “Set in Sand” book. We are adding new themes to our work plan for 2011 which so far includes: Blue Mountains Blues – Wanjina Laughing…
The Law Report on ABC’s Radio National recently ran a story about a gallery in the Blue Mountains which has erected a large outside sculpture featuring Wandjinas, the creation spirit sacred to three Aboriginal tribes in the Kimberley in Western Australia. The gallery, in a separate initiative is also encouraging artists to create their own…
Vesna Tenodi is a well known personality in the Sydney Croatian community. For many years she worked as a translator and interpreter for the Australian Government, and lately also as a community worker with the Croatian Australian Community Council (CACC). In recent years, she – along with husband Damir – renovated a house in the…
Violent response to Wandjina Watchers sculpture The Wanjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone, the eight-and- a-half tonne sandstone sculpture by Australian artist Benedikt Osváth has been repeatedly vandalised by local thugs who also vandalised the ModroGorje gallery and made death threats to its owners and artists, claiming they acted under orders from a Kimberley tribesman. As one of…
Spirit of Debate – ABC TV news 23-10-2010 Wanjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone – Vesna Tenodi & Ben Osvath Follow us on Facebook:
Our DreamRaiser project was initiated by the Those-Who-Know, or Wanjinas (Aboriginal spiritual forefathers, the DreamTimeKeepers), to raise awareness about two matters: • the dreadful social and spiritual condition the Aboriginal communities live in today, and urgency of a radical change in general approach; • the fact that I responded to the Wanjinas requests and am…
Lyrics: Vesna Tenodi, Wanjina CEO, Music: Amadeo Dujmovic Wanjinas’ call to Aboriginal people for reconciliation Reconciliate with us — your Wanjinas, again, By overcoming anger and hatred and pain. Imposed on your people two centuries ago. The moment has come to let the pain go. And let the anger go, and let the hatred…
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… Vesna Tenodi has described the intention of the sculpture as to recognise, celebrate and “reinterpret” Indigenous spirituality. She feels spiritually connected to the Wandjina and sees herself as having a right, and even spiritual permission and direction, to use the imagery. She said recently on ABC’s The Law Report that artists should have the…
Katoomba businesswoman Vesna Tenodi commissioned artist Ben Osvath to carve a sculpture –Wandjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone – to celebrate the deep spirituality of Aboriginal culture. Spot their mistake, which has them the targets of death threats, vandalism and moral lectures by the viciously sanctimonious… Read more http://www.kimberleypage.com.au/2010/07/katoomba-gallery-owner-releases-wanjina-song/. Follow us on Facebook:
Blue Mountains gallery owner Vesna Tenodi has released a song entitled “Wanjinas Call” for NAIDOC week. Ms Tenodi, who commissioned a large stone Wanjina carving outside her gallery, has already attracted considerable hostility from Mowanjum artists and her local Aboriginal community for unauthorised use of sacred images. Read more http://www.kimberleypage.com.au/2010/07/katoomba-gallery-owner-releases-wanjina-song/. Follow us on Facebook:
A Crusade Echo Point is a magnet of sorts; for tourists; for the suicidal. And, for would be spiritual saviors. A couple of years ago Vesna Tenodi, disciple of the esoteric teachings of Anan-Do, archaeologist, translator and community worker, was making a leisurely visit to the famous tourist spot. Echo Point’s magnificent vista, encompassing the…
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Here is a perfect illustration of the depressingly censorious attitude that dominates the Australian arts world: A Katoomba businesswoman called Vesna Tenodi commissioned an artist, Ben Osvath, to carve a sculpture called Wandjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone. Its intention was to affirm and celebrate the deep spirituality of Aboriginal culture. However, local Aborigines were…
