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'Presented in partnership with Melbourne Festival, Vernon Ah Kee's "Tall Man" will be exhibited at Gertrude Contemporary, October 7 - November 5 2011 . This powerful 4-channel work is of crucial importance to Australia. "Tall Man" tells the story of the 2004 Palm Island riots that occurred in response to the death in custody of Cameron Doomadgee, who was the 147th Aboriginal person to die in custody since 1990. Vernon Ah Kee reconstructs the events of the day through combining footage from mobile phones and video cameras, much of it filmed by members of the Palm Island police force, which he then edits together with archival news footage.' Source: www.milanigallery.com.au/ (Sighted 12/10/2011).
