You may remember that Google released a series of sci-fi related Google Doodles in September 2009 to celebrate the 143rd birthday of author H.G. The artist, who has created a Facebook page called Ineka Voigt Artivism, said most people she spoke with were proud to see the Google logo recognising Indigenous Australians on Australia Day.Softpedia points out that Google's logo is a JavaScript-based particle movement simulator, suggesting the logo may be in honor of a scientific achievement or notable personality. 'People are welcome to put up an argument. If you acknowledge freedom of speech you also have to able to hear things that you don't want to hear, things you don't agree with,' she said. 'I believe that everyone is welcome to their opinion. She said if people did not like the drawing, she encouraged them to speak their minds. I've got some unbelievable comments and powerful statements from people all over the world,' she said. 'From what I've heard 98 per cent of it has been really positive. However Ineka said she was expecting both positive and negative feedback, and she was 'super excited' by the conversation.

The reaction to the artwork on social media has been mixed. People are welcome to put up an argument. Her entry was created with colour pencils and white acrylic paint. all that remains is red sand, tears and the whispers of her stolen dreamtime'. A weeping mother sits in an ochre desert, dreaming of her children and a life that never was. In reply to Google's theme 'If I could travel back in time I would …' Ineka wrote: 'I would reunite mother and child. the design is inspired by the Stolen Generation.' A form of 'artivism' 'You can celebrate the achievements of our past, but I thought it would be more powerful to look at the demons in Australia's history.

'I thought to myself 'What kind of message do I want to send to my fellow Australians on this national day of significance?'

'This year's theme was 'If I could travel back in time I would. Ineka said she hoped her artwork would be viewed as symbol of reconciliation - but she welcomed any debate that ensued. Ineka Voight beat more than 26,000 student entries in the Doodle for Google competition.

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