Enviro Week talk
Hi all, I will be giving a talk about the Weedyconnection project as part of the Enviro Week, a week-long set of activities, workshops, parties, discussions and films:23-28 october, Sydney University, various venues. Please check website for the program. My presentation will be on tuesday 24 oct 3.30>4pm at Manning House, University of Sydney, Camperdown. […]
Tactical Sound Garden, cultivating sounds in public gardens
This guys from New York have yet another take on the relationship human/landscape. Please read on. Tactical Sound Garden [ TSG ] Toolkit Given the ubiquity of mobile devices and wireless networks, and their proliferation throughout increasingly diverse and sometimes unexpected urban sites, what opportunities – and dilemmas – emerge for the design of public […]
Esculenta – The art of Spagna+Caretto
I’ve met Spagna and Caretto on my last trip to Italy, their work is not dissimilar to mine, but we differ in aims. At the time the lovely couple were rescuing vegetables from the supermarket shelves to then replant and give them a new life! Below is my attempt at transalting their project rationale. Their […]
The art of Lois Weiberger, weeds propagator
Since the 1970s, the Austrian artist Lois Weinberger (born 1947) has been developing his own political and poetic concept of nature. His work represents a significant position in contemporary art, contributing to the current artistic discourse on our relationship to nature. The diversity of Weinberger’s artistic approach reflects his complex concept of nature, which stays […]
Sculpture in the Vineyards
Just came back, a week of hard work but it was all worth it, it’s happening! WeedyConnection Self Guided Tour is OPEN!!! please do go and check it out befor Dec 7!
Here’s a review published about another Weed Tour i set-up in 2002.
well, well, well, here’s the blog. by now i have worked on the website/databse for about 2 months non-stop. i know, sum ppl wip -up such a thing in less then a week, but i never wrote a website, therefore you can immagine the steep hill i had to climb. nevertheless here we are, i […]
