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WRITINGS ON: Art and Sustainability, the Anthropocene, the Symbiocene, Forests, Ecocide, Hannah Arendt and Ecopornography

Cathy Fitzgerald PhD | eco-social artist | educator | researcher

I explore new ideas and practices for eco-social well being by bringing art and non-art practices together in my creative practice. I also offer Ecoliteracy learning, workshops, mentoring, writing and policy developments for the arts at www.haumea.site _____________________________ Through my practice and an art practice-theory PhD "The Ecological Turn", I have developed a guiding theory-method framework to articulate the context and workings of long-term eco-social art practices. These vital practices activate ecoliteracy and agency for environmental change in communities. Much of my PhD drew on my experiences and challenges, and the review of others' pioneering creative practices' that are responding to ecological concerns. My own transversal practice reflects on the transformation of the small conifer plantation that I live with, Hollywood forest, toward new-to-Ireland, Close-to-Nature forestry. I bring previous experience in biological science research and interests in environmental philosophy, policy development and ecocide-Rights of Nature law developments into the mix. _____________________________ Somehow an eco-social art practice allows me to connect and move across these various strands of interest to create a new agency for myself and the human and non-human neighbours I depend on and live with. _____________________________ Hollywood forest is the smallest Close-to-Nature forest in Ireland; its growing happily near Mt Leinster and the Blackstairs mountains in South East Ireland.

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Heavy rain for weeks coupled with wind that catches the crown of our tallest Sitka spruce trees 🌲 are worrying. Being shallow rooted trees, the wind rocks the roots of the trees and you see silt forming in puddles around the base - foresters call this ‘silt-pumping’ - it’s the force of the wind back and forth against the tree liquefying the soil! As you can imagine with increasing intense wind storms this makes tree growth slow or they may even blow over. 😢 We’ll be favouring deeper rooted trees in our forest management going forward. #closetonatureforestry #continuouscoverforestry #globalheating #trees #climatechange #siltpumping #ireland

Goodness!! I was more than startled to see the US Centre for Humans and Nature feature me as artist for January 2020 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹! Link to article in bio. They have put my image of Hollywood forest and my sister Joan as their profile piccie on their social media. Hurrah - and they such a following too. Its so great after these years, that the Hollywood Forest Story (ongoing since 2008), is informing people about urgently needed continuous cover forestry and the deep rewards of embedded-in-place eco-social art practices. Thanks so much @humansandnature #learnecoart #culturedeclaresemergency #ecoliteracy #ecoart #environmentalart #anthropocene #climatechange #photography #ecologicalart #contemporaryphotography #savetheplanet #symbiocene #landart #artstudents #learnart #ecosocialartpractice #natureart #earthart #culturedeclares #theleveragedphd #fridayfact #phdthesis #theecologicalturn #socialsculpture #activist #hollywoodforest #continuouscoverforestry #closetonature #forestry #ecologicalforestry

Our trees 🌲 @hollywood_forest are far too big for Christmas 🎄and our house - so great to find local xtrees on road between Borris and Bagelnalstown, best thing is you can plant another to replace the one you buy! #christmastrees #carlow #sustainableliving Thanks Chris and @annabel_konig

If you are on LinkedIn - I was more than astonished to have my good friend, philosophy mentor and coach, Dr Nikos Patedakis, who is based in California, write some reflections about my ecological art practice following my recent article in the US Minding Nature journal. (See link in bio) Perhaps it was the title of the journal that prompted his reflections. Nikos' mentoring, which has helped me, offers deep understandings and practices from philosophy, spiritual traditions and new advances in behavioural neuroscience, to invite us to consider that how we 'mind' nature - is key to creativity that is good for ourselves, others and the world. If you are interested in exploring how your work - whether it's in business, education, government or the arts - can serve in these uncertain times, you may wish to see his website. Thank you, Nikos, for helping me understand how we can employ compassionate thinking to develop wellbeing and creativity! - "True success means the fulfillment of our highest potential. This can only come when we stop getting in our own way. It involves an expansion of our ecology of mind." #philosophy #wisdom #compassion #kindness #activism #ecologicalart #mentoring #coaching #mentor #philosopher #culturedeclares #ecologyofmind #advice #wisdomloveandbeauty #lifecoach #mindset #ecophilosophy #mindfulness #mindfulart