Weaving Water @Yarun

Connecting to place

27 November to 8 December 2023, Yarun Bribie Island and online

About

Weaving Waters @ Yarun was an in-person and online SciArt residency and symposium. The overall program was framed by acknowledging the First Nations peoples and their deep understanding of place.

Weaving Water @ Yarun explored the concepts of water, relational ways of being and connectivity. The inaugural program ran between 27 November and 8 December 2023 on Yarun (Bribie Island), Queensland Australia.

The local team L to R: Rebecca Thompson, Michelle Watson, Tracey Benson, Tas Winkler
Photo by Martin Drury — *The local team L to R: Rebecca Thompson, Michelle Watson, Tracey Benson, Tas Winkler, Photo by Martin Drury*

The aim of this project is to create a space to explore Yarun (Bribie Island) and its environment, history and community. The objective of the project is to build connections between the local creative and environmentally focused community organisations with artists and scientists that are internationally recognised for their work.

By creating a transdisciplinary program with a focus on Bribie Island, the project provided opportunities for collaboration, knowledge sharing and capacity building locally. It also presented to the public novel ways of highlighting the importance of the environment of Bribie Island and its role as a marine and wildlife sanctuary.

The residency brought together First Nations knowledge custodians, scientists (both professional and citizen scientists), visual artists, sound designers, wellbeing practitioners and students (secondary and tertiary) to explore, make and record the biodiversity of Yarun, through citizen science activities, education, creative production and applied research.