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 →
Guest Blog: What happened to celebrate World Bog Day? A report from the Shetland Isles
Raising awareness and appreciation of Scottish Peatlands Carys Mainprize and Kerry Morrison.Education and Communications Officer and Socio-Ecological Artist StandLookTwistThrowQuadrat crosses airQuadrat landsI lookWhat’s in thereCotton grassesSedgeSphagnumHeatherSundewsSlugInsects – tinyWaterPeatQuadrat landsWhere quadrat fallsI drawSeven timesKerry Morrison 2024 Peatlands inspire action, whether that be education, the restoration of degraded peatlands, the uncovering of past life, or creating work... Continue Reading →
The Right Tree in the Right Place?
Willow tree on the Meadows, Edinburgh Creative Carbon Scotland in collaboration with Climate House at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh hosted an event entitled 'The Right Tree in the Right Place' on 27 March. A useful summary of the event has been published on the Sustainable Practices blog. The rubric of right tree in the right... Continue Reading →
Beverly Naidus reviews ‘We are nature defending itself’
In a previous piece for ecoartscotland Beverly Naidus, Artist/Writer/Activist/Facilitator/Co-learner, reported on her 2017 visit to the zad. Here Beverly reflects on the publication from Pluto Press We Are 'Nature' Defending Itself: entangling art, activism and autonomous zones (WANDI), the recently published text from Isabelle Fremeaux and Jay Jordan. The text is avowedly not a blueprint... Continue Reading →
occasional papers #5 WetlandLIFE
articles published on WetlandLIFE and artists are now collected in ecoartscotland occasional papers #5
Ecosystems Services and Gaelic Report published
NatureScot recently published a report on the relevance of Gaelic language, place names, literature and song, tradition and folklore to assessing ecosystem services. This is a very significant development in approaching ecosystem service assessment through a cultural lens, understanding that culture is not just tourism and beauty spots, but is the articulation of values, uses... Continue Reading →
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