In Alice Springs, the first night of the tenth annual Parrtjima festival lit up the west Mcdonnell ranges last night.
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00:00Parchma is all about celebrating First Nations arts and culture through light.
00:07You can see one of the installations displayed just behind me.
00:10Now, this is a piece by Molly Hunt and Mark Colesmith called Three Generations of Stock
00:15Women.
00:16Now, Molly is a Balangara and Yolngu woman, and Mark Colesmith is a Nikina man, and they're
00:22both based in the Kimberley region.
00:24They say they've orbited around each other for some time, but never quite come into contact
00:28before this project.
00:30But working on it together, they say, has been a really smooth collaboration.
00:34Molly was the animator behind the works, and Mark added the soundtrack.
00:39Now, Molly's a bit of a powerhouse.
00:41She's quite a prolific artist and wears many different hats.
00:45Mark is a pretty well-known actor and composer.
00:49You might have seen him on things like Netflix's Apple site of Vinegar recently.
00:55Now, their work is just some of the installations displayed around the festival over the next
01:0010 days.
01:01Parchma is a free 10-day festival, and it won't only have installations like this.
01:06It'll also have talks hosted throughout the festival time, as well as live music to complement
01:13all the beautiful lights.
01:14And of course, the West Macdonald Ranges will be lit up with projections of artworks and
01:18a light show directly onto the ranges themselves.
01:21So, much to look forward to over the next 10 days.