cornacchie
cornacchie, originally uploaded by the weed one. amongst those tall trees live a massive community of grey-hooded crows. a community of scavengers made sustainable thanks to the regular feeding of pic-nic goers. Impressive and awe inspiring the power of those birds in numbers. You were here in a nearby valley from where you are in […]
Have you ever read Gaia?
You are lucky, you live at the moment amongst one of the most amazing libraries. You always want more information, and books still have a prerogative that electronic sources cannot match, the physicality of the medium: when you hold in your hand facts and words your reading experience is enhanced… you should explain this one, […]
Vite potata
Vite potata, originally uploaded by the weed one. While talking to the local gardener here (il signor Merloni, the most esquisite person), and explaining your background in pretty much a wide spectrum of gardening/farming in orchards and dairy farms, you got entrusted with the task of pruning 3 separate grapes trellis. It is spring here, […]
Fondazione Baruchello
You find yourself ploughing an art-rich soil: Il campo di grano dell’ Agricola Cornelia Spa. 1973 a young, fairly established artist, coming out of the ’60 social upheaval, tired and disillusioned for what came next (the political terrorism years of Italy) bought a farm on the outskirts of Rome. Enough land to have a quite […]
Nature as a glutton
The other day you were at Harold park, in Sydney, surveying the area for a possible tour coming up in August/September. Whilst there you met another artist taking images of wasteland, an interesting man whose interest is more on the resilience of nature, and the beauty of regeneration. We talked and exchanged links and opinions. […]
while you were talking
You gave a talk last week, a the Wildlife in The City forum, part of the Clubhouse at Performance Space and organized by Joni Taylor. For the occasion you presented a mini photo/environmental survey of the area surrounding Carriageworks. You thought it would have been nice while talking about the state of the wildlife in […]
on a beautiful storytelling
Yes indeed, a fantastic and charming speaker, with funny jokes every now n then, to lively up the audience partecipation, harnessing attention. Yes indeed, a beautiful story of faraway lands, exotic people and striking colours. Yes indeed, a noble message, broadcasting all of the good-doing of the National Geographic. Yet, what about your connection to […]
More on Bidens pilosa
The Facebook intervention is building up, with some plants getting more friends than other’s.. Interesting is that one in particular, Bidens pilosa (search for it on Facebook) is proving true to its vernacular name in Australia, Farmer’s friend, sticking to people and propagating from one friend to another in a viral mode. So lately you […]
on anniversaries and what it means to keep going
So, this post will be a personal rant, which is no different from the rest of the postings on this blog, yet, this very one comes along as a side stepping exercise. This coming Sunday will be the 10th year you and a bunch of collaborators put on a short film festival: SquatFest. The event […]
on Bidens pilosa
You have been walking around, and traveling the world lately, so that you could compare the spontaneous vegetation in different parts of the globe..no not that many, but a few. You came across this Bidens pilosa on The Domain, Sydney, and posted it on you flickr page. While doing a bit of research in trying […]
