International

I come from a country of grass, New Zealand and the Age of Stupid

As some of you know I was recently back to my first home of New Zealand to visit my family. I love the opportunity whenever home to visit virgin forest areas, simply referred to asĀ  as 'bush' by New Zealanders. It's what I find most special about my country from a perspective of now living…Read more I come from a country of grass, New Zealand and the Age of Stupid

Ever wondered if there was a ‘real’ man who planted trees?

For Irish Tree week 2009Ā and beyond, spend 20 min to see this inspiring project on bringing back 'permanent' rainforest (and rain), to local communities and oranguatans in deforested Kalimantan. It is simply an astounding project that covers restoring huge levels of biodiversity (trees, fruit & energy crops and wildlife)Ā  local economies, people and their cultures,…Read more Ever wondered if there was a ‘real’ man who planted trees?

The retrospective Radical Nature exhibition was supported by the RSA Art & Ecology programme and hosted Prof TJ Demos' first writings on the topic in 2009. I spent two days at the exhibition as it was so rare to see such work on display at the time.

Congratulations to RSA’s new art & ecology international site

  Update 2010: Unfortunately after the collapse of the 2009 UN Climate Change Summit and the cutbacks to the arts after the 2008 crash, the UK RSA Art & Ecology programme was discontinued. It wasa huge loss for those in Britain and Ireland just beginning to establish work in this area. The RSA ran the…Read more Congratulations to RSA’s new art & ecology international site