_One Hundred to One:
An Australian Journey
Photography Kyla-Jane Hunt (now Rickard) and text by Claire Wallace.
These are our people. This is our nation.
The journey of 100 lifetimes.
The journey of a lifetime, not just once but a hundred times. With one life represented for each year of birth from 1901 to 2000, this book and exhibition were a unique celebration of a nation and its people.
The making of this award-winning 144-page coffee table book and exhibition saw Claire and I travel to every corner of Australia and everywhere in between photographing and interviewing the 100 magnificent ordinary Australians featured. The book and exhibition One Hundred to One: An Australian Journey were launched in Melbourne in May 2001 as part of The Melbourne Festival. The exhibition went on to travel to over 36 destinations. Educational materials based on the book were used in primary schools around the country.
Meeting and photographing the 100 people featured as a passionate (and pretty determined!) 23 year old saw my eyes opened widely to the triumphs as well as the struggles life as an Australian can serve and the resilience possible to overcome them. They were inspiring. Every single one of them. These 100 people and their stories impacted all who read them and changed my life forever.
The year 2021 is the 20th anniversary of the project. To celebrate I’ll be trying to locate the 100 people featured. I wonder what their lives look like now 20 year on? I know being so many years on participants will have passed away but I would still like to honour their memory through their family. I also specifically acknowledge some of the Aboriginal and Torres Straight people featured may have died and I pay my respects to their leaders past, current and emerging.
Can you help me reconnect with the 100 people featured in the book? Visit the One Hundred to One: An Australian Journey Facebook page to learn how and be a part of the celebrations.
A very limited number of copies of the book are still available for sale for $50 plus postage. Copies can be purchased via the contact button on this page.
Want to buy a book, know more or help celebrate the project’s 20th anniversary? Contact me! I’d love to hear from you!
**A full list of the 100 Australians featured in the book can be found on the book’s Facebook page!
