Socially engaged FIFO art? IASKA's Spaced

Western Australia is currently experiencing a well-documented economic boom due to its vast holdings of natural resources. This has in turn created a rather unique work force of 'fly in, fly out' (FIFO) workers who have a ‘permanent’ home off site (many based in Perth) who then fly in to work, often in a remote location, for around two weeks before returning home for an extended ‘weekend’ of around five days.

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