on converting a spruce plantation into a forest & other projects that inspire, by Cathy Fitzgerald
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The Ten Commandments (2007) ‘What is new about this? I say; nothing really, except underlining that environment is a question of morality. Humanity in our time, should be expressed in our relationship with nature and our environment. Concerning the survival of mankind, it is the most acute moral battle we must [...]
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Image: Slovenian mixed species, non clear fell forest – what my Holly Wood forest in Co. Carlow will someday look like
When I went to Slovenia last Sept for the 20th anniversary of Pro Silva Europe and met with foresters from 27 member countries, I had little idea that I would be six months [...]
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Giant Kelp Spiral -land art by Alan Price (2009)
‘I am neither an artist or an ecologist but I have imagination and am interested in how things are linked in natural systems. The attached photo might sum it up!! Giant kelp washed up on a beach in Northern California – I just [...]
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Above: Cecil Rangendra reading at Culture | Futures 2009
The lines in the heading are a quote from an amazingly heartfelt poem Requiem for a Rainforest by celebrated Malaysian poet/lawyer, Cecil Rajendra. Cecil read it during the keynote presentations at the first Culture |Futures Symposium at the UN Climate summit, Cop15.
I went up to him [...]
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I’m heading off to Copenhagen today – I am excited but also have mixed feelings as I see Copenhagen as only a beginning of serious debate and awareness about Climate Change. I was reading the editorial in the Guardian this morning, who sums it up better than I and the disapointing distraction that has arisen [...]
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I was really delighted to hear this week, the winners of the 1minutetosavetheworld Climate Change Film competition and congratulations to all the organisers behind the scenes – the works are now spreading across the internet. I had only entered in the last week so didn’t expect to be placed but more importantly it gave me [...]
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Some of you may have seen this notice already. I hope to dash out from the arts office to listen in!
BUTLER GALLERY Kilkenny LUNCHTIME TALK – ART AND ECOLOGY
Pisces #25 Chromogenic print 2003, Susan Unterberg
“And for this Nature is Never Spent: Art and Environmental Reform”
Lecture given by Dr. Jo Anna Isaak, John L. [...]
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Hi everyone
I have work in two galleries at the moment; firstly my short film ‘burning bright‘ is been shown in a group show, the 9 stone group of Artists at the Norman Gallery in Wexford near where we live -Martin, Anthony, Nicola and other friends are also exhibiting. It opens tomorrow Sat 27 June at [...]
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Just thought I would post this as it’s happening in my work place next week. Mary (Kilkenny Arts Officer) and Jean (Education Curator, Butler Gallery, Kilkenny) have been working hard on the 2nd Moot event on Art and the Environment; the first event a year ago had some very useful info, particularly Gavin Harte letting [...]
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A friend who know my interest in arts & ecology projects alerted me to the talks below. Great to see this happening, and particularly think there will be much interest in ‘art in allotments’ in the future!
The Airfield House Trust in Dundrum, Co. Dublin, is pleased to announce a series of talks accompanying the residency [...]
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My art & ecology notebook documents a SLOW ART project. It's an ongoing diary in images, short films; conversations between myself, foresters, our local community & beyond, detailing an example of how we are turning our small monoculture spruce plantation into an ecologically & economically, permanent real FOREST.
I am also interested in using film to convey personal stories of small backyard environmental actions in response to global ecological concerns. I am developing a personal, poetic narrative film-making style, that while documentary in certain aspects, allows a larger range of ideas and emotions to be presented, in contrast to standard nature documentaries.
My project 'the Holly Wood Diaries'has allowed me to create two experimental film sketches, 'burning bright' (08) and 'once i counted birds' (09) and builds on previous stories with beginner foresters and their young trees/new woodlands in the more traditionally styled documentary film 'the local project revisited', 2006
I also write about other eco-art works that inspire me & which may be inspire others.
rsa art & ecology blog Nils L. Elliot: Mediating Nature
