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A talk with image projection

By William Yang

"Yang's work is a triumph" The Daily Telegraph

The Story Only I Can Tell is the generic story of William's life. His forebears migrated from China to Australia more than a hundred years ago and subsequent generations adapted to western culture. William grew up in North Queensland on a tobacco farm, and has made his way in the world as an architect, a playwright, a photographer, a visual artist, a film-maker, and now a story-teller. He has led a varied life, working alongside many of Australia's best-known artists from all artforms, including Patrick White, Brett Whitely and Jenny Kee.

William Yang's career spans 40 years as a photographer and 25 years as a performance artist. He has completed 11 full-length works that have played in over 25 countries to high acclaim.

Born of Chinese/Australian parents William grew up strongly identifying as Australian. He suffered because of the way he looked. He was also gay. Liberating himself from social expectation, search for identity is one of the main themes of his work.

Country: China

Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grant: $14,632

Australia-China Council Grant: $27,500

Website: http://ww.performinglines.org.au