This is the video of the first Earth Climate Scotland (ECS) discussion with artist Deirdre O'Mahony, talking with over 30 participants about her interest in the politics of landscape, rural/urban relationships, rural sustainability and food security. https://vimeo.com/1112887154 Deirdre O’Mahony is a visual artist living in Ireland. Public artworks X-PO (2007- ) and SPUD (2009–2019) both... Continue Reading →
Enacting Gregory Bateson’s Ecological Aesthetics in Architecture and Design
Starting a two year AHRC-DFG jointly funded reseach project on the work of ecological anthropologist Gregory Bateson, together with Joanna Boehnert, Marie Davidova, Dulmini Perera, Simon Sadler and Ben Sweeting. You can follow us online at https://www.enactingecologicalaesthetics.com/ Enacting Gregory Bateson’s Ecological Aesthetics in Architecture and Design Anne Douglas and I discussed Gregory Bateson's ecological thinking... Continue Reading →
A review of ‘Ecoart in Action: Activities, Case Studies and Provocations for Classrooms and Communities’
Shelley Margaret Hannigan's review of Ecoart in Action in the Australian Journal of Environmental Education highlights some important aspects that as Editors we aimed to draw out... "...by the end of reading this book, I was left with a wider understanding of how we can and need to engage with both the environment and art... Continue Reading →
Review of ‘Thinking with the Harrisons’
Iain Biggs has reviewed Anne Douglas and my book 'Thinking with the Harrisons' on his blog here http://www.iainbiggs.co.uk/2024/10/thinking-with-the-harrisons-re-imagining-the-arts-in-the-global-environmental-crisis-leuven-university-press-october-9th-2024-a-review/ He says of our project ...they write both as observant participants working from direct first-hand involvement in the Harrisons’ processes, and from a researcher’s concern with rigorous creative ‘thinking with’. Thinking that in the course of their... Continue Reading →
‘Conversational Drift’ keynote programme for ‘Helen and Newton Harrison California Work’ exhibition
Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison engaging in 'Conversational Drift' during Greenhouse Britain: Losing Ground, Gaining Wisdom (2007-09) Anne Douglas and I have been invited to put together panel discussions and give a keynote lecture to complement the 'Helen and Newton Harrison California Work' four venue exhibition curated by Tatiana Sizonenko for La Jolla Historical... Continue Reading →
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