Multiculture and culture awareness

There is a new word has been point out in week 5 Annabelle's lecture-- culture awareness.

In oxford dictionary Culture means, The skills, arts, beliefs and customs of a group of people passed from one generation to other.

Before people start to know and respect other person's culture, Culture awareness can help people find their own culture knowledge, value and help them build up their own world view,values and beliefs. After people know their own culture, cross culture awareness  can be easier to understand.

In this semester I have a course called advance of studio lighting. In our assignment 2 we have to get inspirations from a  movie to take a picture. The movie I choose is called ' Paris, Texas ', It was directed  by a German director but it was an American movie. I don't want to talk much about how this movie is. But this movie and the director make me know one thing is that sometimes you have jump out your world and join to others to know your culture and your life. The outsider could see more than an insider.

I am a international student from China.  China has over 5000 years in history and we have 56 minorities. Before I came to Australia, I thought I know my country so I barely watch any news of it.  At the beginning of I came to here, I was interested with anything. The people, environment, building, culture, language were all know to me. Slowly I start to compare it with China.If I met one thing I will think How would I do if I was in China ? What would Australian probably do?
In this 3 years of my study, most of my art work are all relative with find out culture different and combine this two culture together.

Now this course makes me systematic learning culture awareness and globalization. I hope that could help me more on my way to art.