From the ‘burbs, to the bush, to the inner city, Australians are obsessed with the idea of home and the dream of home ownership.
Architecture and design enthusiast Tim Ross grew up in the suburbs, and ever since he was 8, when he found himself drawn to a family friends’ very groovy conversation pit, he has been thinking about homes and what makes a good one.
In The Australian Dream? Tim Ross casts his discerning eye across the archival treasures of our much-loved public libraries and uncovers the telling images that reveal a multi-decade story of Australian homes – how they’re sold to us, why we buy them, and how we make them our own. Ross explores the reasons why home ownership is such an all-consuming distraction among Australians and uncovers some of the unique and special ways we have built in this place.
A funny and factual talk based on 18 months of research, it includes a selection of new cinematic style films produced especially for The Australian Dream?
