“…as an act of defiance as a way to care as a way to think differently as a capable future as a way to find out what’s in it for the forest…”Extract from “What’s in it for the Forest? The Writing on the Wall” – text exhibit by David Haley Jools Gilson in Weathering by Mary Wycherley (2023).... Continue Reading →
‘STUMPED: an opera about mythology and deforestation’ Guest Review by Rachel Clive
...meta moments don’t just add a bit of humour, they also urge us to think more deeply about the place of art in exploring human understandings of deforestation. Each myth (or mythical extract) that is shared in STUMPED shines a different light on this understanding, often highlighting human connections historically with individual tree species. STUMPED... 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 →
#arts4treescapes
The NERC led Treescapes Programme specifically articulates a requirement for Arts & Humanities involvement. The Programme Ambassadors are using #treescapes and we'd encourage practice-led researchers in the arts, curating and producing to use #arts4treescapes to discuss the programme and to highlight relevant practices and projects. For example, as a 'starter for 6', the following are... Continue Reading →
Re-posting: Review of Plein Air by Silva Datum Musica on ToneShift
...but they have successfully fused sound and vision with natural science to deliver an awesome ear-opener as well. Read the whole review here... and listen to excerpts here... via Plein Air by Silva Datum Musica — The Future of music one record at a time
Future Forest
Collins_Goto_Edwards_FutureForest2015 We are pleased to highlight the Report just released by the Collins and Goto Studio and Forest Research entitled Future Forest, The Black Wood, Rannoch, Scotland. It features reflection and findings from a year long artist-led creative inquiry into the ecological and cultural meanings and values associated with the Black Wood of Rannoch in... Continue Reading →
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