▁of ▁the ▁direct ors ▁of ▁Victor ian ▁visual ▁arts ▁organis ations ▁at ▁C ran l ana ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁major ▁international ▁festival ▁foc using ▁on ▁the ▁South . ▁By ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁project ▁officers ▁Hann ah ▁Matt he ws ▁and ▁Christ ob el ▁Har vey ▁were ▁appointed . ▁Mag dal ena ▁Mor ena ▁became ▁general ▁manager ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Major ▁elements ▁ ▁Melbourne ▁G ather ing ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁South ▁ 1 : ▁A ▁New ▁Con vers ation ▁( 1 – 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne ) ▁was ▁a ▁unique ▁gather ing ▁of ▁artists ▁from ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 6 ▁countries ▁brought ▁together ▁to ▁discuss ▁what ▁it ▁means ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁south . ▁The ▁opening ▁ke yn ote ▁was ▁given ▁by ▁M b ule lo ▁M z am ane . ▁There ▁were ▁ 4 8 ▁present ations ▁designed ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁bread th ▁of ▁southern ▁cultural ▁activity , ▁including ▁shared ▁histor ies ▁of ▁struggle ▁and ▁disp lacement , ▁current ▁programs ▁of ▁cultural ▁development ▁and ▁ideas ▁for ▁future ▁collabor ations ▁across ▁the ▁latitude . ▁These ▁present ations ▁were ▁complement ed ▁by ▁work sh ops , ▁project ▁clusters , ▁performances , ▁read ings , ▁wal ks ▁and ▁a ▁wel coming ▁bon fire ▁hosted ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁Ind igen ous ▁community . ▁ ▁To ▁complement ▁the ▁event , ▁at ▁C raft ▁Victoria ▁the ▁exhibition ▁of ▁Cross ▁Pol lin ation , ▁cur ated ▁by