Exhibitions
The exhibition is available for touring 2020–2022
Exhibitions and Presentations
Brisbane, 2019 BiiG Network National Public Sector Innovation Conference: 29 October 2019
Cleveland Qld | Redland Art Gallery: 6 Sept–27 Oct, 2019 – screen-based works
Cleveland Qld | Redlands Performing Arts Centre: 16–28 Sept, 2019 – immersive installation
Auckland Arts Festival | Artspace – Layover: 22 March 2019
Dubai, Cop13 | Ramsar: Oct 24, 2018
Rotterdam | Balance/Unbalance Conference: Sept 21, 2018
Brisbane Southbank | Queensland Conservatorium: Aug 14–19, 2018 – watch video of the opening
Gold Coast | White Box Gallery, Griffith University: Aug 10–15, 2018
Leah Barclay
Leah Barclay
Sound Artist, Composer & Researcher
Leah works at the intersection of art, science and technology, specialising in acoustic ecology, ecoacoustics and sound art. Large-scale projects include Biosphere Soundscapes—exploring the changing soundscapes of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, and River Listening—on freshwater ecoacoustics in collaboration with the Australian Rivers Institute. She is currently a Research Fellow at the Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre at Griffith University and leads research projects on acoustic ecology and climate change.
James Cunningham
James Cunningham
Walking/Media Artist, Igneous Co-Director
Engages in durational stillness and conscious walking, through performance and video. Examines the limits of bodily perception, performativity and the relationality of one’s self with others, objects, and environment. A lead artist in ‘Fluidata’—an immersive installation and performance produced by Igneous on waterways throughout Queensland.
Suzon Fuks
Suzon Fuks
Multimedia Artist, Igneous Co-Director
Bridging art, science and the environment, she uses body-based practices, the moving image, photography and interactive technologies to voice people’s concerns about water, women and people seeking asylum. Multi-award-winner, she also received the prestigious Australia Council for the Arts Fellowship and Copeland Fellowship. She initiated and founded the art-science online platform Waterwheel, dedicated to water issues and produced by Igneous (2011–2016).
Fernanda Adame
Fernanda Adame
Wetland Ecologist at Griffith University
Her research focuses on the values of wetlands, especially on their role in mitigating carbon emissions and improving water quality. She currently works on studying the role of wetlands in the Great Barrier Reef to ameliorate nitrogen inputs and the feasibility of creating a mangrove protected area with carbon credits in Mexico.
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Fernanda Adame
Suzon Fuks
James Cunningham
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US$33000
worth of storm protection provided by 1 ha. of coastal wetland
10x
more CO2 emitted cutting mangrove forest than grassland
68%
of wetland area lost in the 20th century
75%
of tropical storm wave-power decreased by 20 m. of mangroves and marsh
Acknowledgements
We thank Traditional Owners from the lands from which this project’s material comes, especially the Nywaigi, Gulgnay and Girramay peoples of Northern Queensland and the Quandamooka peoples of Stradbroke Island. This project has been supported by the Australian Rivers Institute and Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre at Griffith University, the Queensland Government through the Advance Queensland Program with an Engaging Science grant and an Advance Queensland Fellowship. We also thank the Wetlands Program for their support, and Michael Costelloe, Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation, Avril Quaill, Quandamooka Festival, Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders-In-Council, Valerie Keenan, Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre, Mungalla Aboriginal Business Corporation, Andrew Skeoch, Afshin Shahmoradi, Nasim Khosravi and Baran Theatre.
The Wetland Wander exhibition premiered as part of National Science Week, 11–19 August 2018. For more info on wetlands go to: wetlandsinfo
Contact
Fernanda Adame: f.adame@griffith.edu.au