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.
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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Slow walks through wetland habitats,
mangrove sounds by day and night,
drone-view, living-landscape paintings,
360-degree worlds of wonder,
flights into species-specific niches.
By getting up close and personal with the swamp, we sense the beauty and the ecosystem complexity.
Informed by science and culture, we can take in the big picture—the intrinsic, environmental and timeless values of wet land.
This art-science collaboration is led by wetland ecologist Fernanda Adame, sound artist Leah Barclay,
walking/media artist James Cunningham and multimedia artist Suzon Fuks.
It incorporates knowledge from current and traditional landowners within Quandamooka (Moreton Bay)
Wetlands are one of the most valuable ecosystems on Earth. They store 3 times more carbon than terrestrial forests,
improve water quality and are home to a diversity of species.
Wetland Wander aims to inspire engagement and conservation of these critical ecosystems.
4 kinds
4 kinds
Riverine
Riverine
Channels (rivers, creeks, waterways)
Channels (rivers, creeks, waterways)
and their associated vegetation
and their associated vegetation
Palustrine
Palustrine
Vegetated swamps (non-channel systems)
Vegetated swamps (non-channel systems)
with more than 30% emergent vegetation
with more than 30% emergent vegetation
Lacustrine
Lacustrine
Large, open, water-dominated
Large, open, water-dominated
systems (> 8ha)
systems (> 8ha)
Estuarine
Estuarine
Those influenced by tidal inundation
Those influenced by tidal inundation
sometimes diluted with freshwater run-off
sometimes diluted with freshwater run-off
3 Scales
3 Scales
Landscape
Landscape
Land containing a mosaic
Land containing a mosaic
of different habitats
of different habitats
Habitat
Habitat
Where an organism or a biological
Where an organism or a biological
population normally lives or occurs
population normally lives or occurs
Niche
Niche
Where a species is adapted and
Where a species is adapted and
how it makes a living there
how it makes a living there
Overview
Recordings
Exhibitions
IMMERSIVE INSTALLATION
dual-channel video projection & quadraphonic sound
adjustable size
IMMERSIVE
INSTALLATION
dual-channel video
quadraphonic sound
adjustable size
SCREEN-BASED WORKS
video walks
dronescapes
interviews
SCREEN-BASED WORKS
video walks
dronescapes
interviews
There are 9.2 million square kilometres of palustrine wetlands of which only 11% are protected
Mangroves have one of the highest deforestation rates in the world
It is cheaper to build a wetland to treat water than to upgrade a water treatment plant
Coastal wetlands comprise 0.2% of land surface but have 50% of the carbon sequestered in the ocean
Degraded mangroves can be restored by making sure they get frequently flooded by the sea
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