on pdfs or, on describing nature using unorthodox points of refernce
You’ve been sent this article from the New York Times of 1910. It’s a peculiar offer, yet, you liked the story of an amateur ornithologist of the turn of the last century, who by observation alone, presented the Thayer Theory. After 25 years of research grounded on “description rather then observation” of Crows, gulls, warbles […]
on listening to dialogues for social sustainability in public spaces
You attended a fantastic conference last week, hosted by the Transforming Cultures Research Centre, University of Technology of Sydney. Three exciting days of extremely interesting topics being delivered around issues of social sustainability in the landscape, delving in re-defining how different cultures inhabit urban landscapes around the world. One of the presenters, Setha Low, a […]
On the big long white cloud
Pic by Senor Lebowski You left Christchurch, New Zealand. The flight gave you the chance to see the landscape from a fantastic advantage point, you had a window seat on a clear day. You where impressed by the width of the river beds, as if the washing downstream on sediment is happening at an amazing […]
on finding quotes
photo taken by Bmdavll You found a cafe’ where you get access to a modest library, and came across ‘The Natural History of Canterbury’ published by the Canterbury branch of the Royal Society of New Zealand and edited by A.W.Reed in 1969.. No, not Canterbury the English town, but the New Zealand region where Christchurch, […]
Coming up, Lempriere hype!
Your work has been selected for a group show which attracts much hype, year after year, here in New South Wales: The Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship. On the opening night (this coming Thursday) one artist will be selected to be the beneficiary of a hefty $60,00 to undertake a year of study overseas. As […]
on new spaces, same neighborhood
You just took over a studio in Chippendale, next burb from where you live. For 3 months you have been granted a studio residency as part of a pilot exercise by Fraser Property Australia, FraserStudios. The developers purchased the brewery site from the Foster’s Group on June 29, 2007. In April 2008 Frasers began redeveloping […]
taralli al finocchio selvatico
Taralli con Finocchio selvatico 1 tbsp chopped fennel leaves 500g plain four 55g fresh yeast 125ml olive oil 1 tbsp black pepper 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil salt to taste
on acknowledging flickr’s community
So the Database is back online, after being forced down from the webmaster of weeds.org because of copyright issues. How funny that of all people the government is the one who complains about information being spread! Nevertheless you obliged, took offline the contested material and replace it with copyright-free content. Most of the material was […]
on privet posters, or rather, how you got there via a busy year
Somewhere you read 2008 is the year of getting busy building for the future..uhmm Sure you where busy up to now! This post is just to make a list of what you have been up to so far and a few upcoming events as well. You, reader, might or might not know you are involved […]
on one mile diets
There are lots of artistic investigations out there focusing on the way humans relate to their surrounding environments, like yours. Ally Reeves and Robin Hewlett have an ongoing project about just that. One Mile Diet takes the concept of the 100 Miles Diet movement to a new height (or distance, rather). Here’s how Ally Reeves […]
