Working on it>>>forever
A few new bits of video coming into being. Drafts only but something. Forest Time: Water follows Forest Time: Fire that I produced in collaboration with many loving and generous friends last year for On the Boards North West New Works Fest. Also revamped and rocked it at Natural Discourse in the Tahoe National Forest last summer.
Just a little taste of one of the new songs from Forest Time: Fire. I miss that stage. Filmed at I-Park in CT. No documentation sadly. Some sort of contractual limitations. Sucks. Would not have agreed to be filmed if I knew I’d never see the footage. What can one do. Hire your own photographer!
Abstract for a performative panel":
We must teach to this moment. The links between the environment, economy and social justice are as clear as the numbers delineating this year, 2020. Our students demand and deserve we teach NOW.
And now is about a new ecology, in marked opposition to the dominant exploitive model that threatens to bring our society and species to the verge of extinction. We must give our students an education that prepares them to find creative solutions based on ecological justice and sustainability for all species on the planet.
As sculptors, we are materialists engaged in an ever expanding field of spacial practice. We work intimately with matter, understanding over time its characteristics and potential for meaning. Can we ignore the source of our material? Can we ignore the impact of our actions outside or inside the studio, classroom, museum or gallery?
Weaving together a diverse range of theoretical influences from Haraway, hooks, and the Ecopedagogy of Freire and Kahn, this experimental panel explores the role of artist as an ecological activist educator in the 21st century. Attendees will learn about the intersecting concerns of art, ecology and sustainability and come away with tools and models for incorporating this cross-disciplinary approach to teaching, creative production and dissemination.
Special thank you to Jeremiah Barber who generously edited and added to the draft above. Collaboration is key!
Looking forward to my next installation in WA at University of Washington Tri-Cities. I’ll be showing 3 recent sculpture and 3 videos from Lessons from the Forest for an exhibition titled Sensitive Materials.