BLAK ode to Destiny Deacon. SHORT FILM

Destiny in her 1991 exhibition 'Blak Lik Mi,' did a total bold makeover and reinterpretation of the word 'black.' It came about she was sick of being misrepresented and racially abused by non-Indigenous people.
Deacon remembered hearing hurtful things like "You little black c...s" while growing up, and she decided, "I just wanted to take the 'C' out of 'black.'"So she did!
'Blak' without the the 'C' from 'black,' symbolises a reclaiming of Indigenous identity and resistance against derogatory language used to put Mob down.
This video was created by Jodie Haines @Heidi_hole plus @jodyhaines_photography and commissioned by Arts Centre Melbourne for BLAKTIVISM performance and narrated by Deline Briscoe.