WEAVING WATER

It’s not you trying to do the weaving,
this Country is trying to weave you, this whole continent is you. 
(Wanta Jampijinpa Pawu)

  • Connecting with AquaGrande in Venice

    Connecting with AquaGrande in Venice

    It was really inspiring to meet with one of the curator’s of the AquaGrande project which explores the impact of flood in Venice through the stories of citizens. AquaGrande is a transformative initiative that captures the spirit of a city long shaped by its relationship with water. As an artist deeply engaged with aquatic environments…

  • New publication : Dialogues across the Seas

    New publication : Dialogues across the Seas

    The second edition of the eBook “Dialogues across the Seas” features updated content and new authors, contributing to the “art*science – Art & Climate Change” program. It explores topics such as sustainability, renewable energies, and ocean sciences, aligning with the UN’s Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

  • Decolonising knowledge 1

    Decolonising knowledge 1

    If we ask ourselves, how do we decolonise, a good place to start is to decolonise knowledge. Essentially, over the last five hundred years, it has been Western academics that constructed the history of ideas.

  • Decolonising knowledge 2

    Decolonising knowledge 2

    The Pacific Ocean became known to Polynesians by exploration. They were not forced to travel due to competition for resources, and didn’t just island hop. There is a sequence that occurs long before settlement, which includes finding an island, sharing knowledge of its location and intergenerational knowledge transfer.

  • Why we must decolonise

    Why we must decolonise

    As a species we live with a potential of two outcomes regarding the climate crisis: either we will collectively work our way through the issues, or we may make a planet unsuitable for human habitation.

  • Decolonising the map

    Decolonising the map

    As part of the induction into the Weaving Water @ Yarun experience, participants took part in some cultural awareness training led by Community Elder Aunty Flo Watson and the Chair of Pumicestone Indigenous Education and Employment Council, Michelle Watson.

  • Yindi | Weaving Water @ Yarun

    Yindi | Weaving Water @ Yarun

    A presentation by Wiradjuri researcher Nola Turner-Jensen on water, kinship and language for Weaving Water @ Yarun, 29 November 2023 at Bribie Island Seaside Museum.