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Living Data
Building relationships and investing in long-term collaborations is one of the key goals of Weaving Water and it’s parent organisation Treecreate. One of the key long term relationships is with Sydney based animator Lisa Roberts and her ArtSci focused Living Data project. In recent years Tracey and Lisa have collaborated on some wonderful projects with…
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Weaving Water and Wo(men) Mind the Water
Exploring synergies In a world where environmental crises are becoming increasingly the norm, the ability of art to tell stories has never been more crucial. At the intersection of ecology, creativity, and community, several initiatives are weaving together narratives highlighting the deep connections between water, plants, and human experience. Among these are Weaving Water, and Wo(men) Mind…
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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…
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How water is made
This blog post discusses the Māori belief in descent from the stars, contrasting it with Western ideas of human origins. It explores the formation of water from cosmic elements, highlighting the loss of this cosmic understanding in the West. Pasha Clothier emphasizes the need to reconnect with the universe.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Summary: Weaving Water @ Yarun
This is a post from Treecreate summarising the Weaving Water @ Yarun events.
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Why Weaving Water?
Weaving Water is about connection – connections to places, people and possibilities.
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