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FOR THE LOVE OF TREES
an immersive art experience
BURRINJA’S CREATIVE RESPONSE TO THE DEVASTATING JUNE STORM EVENT.
December 4th, 2021 to March 5, 2022 | Burrinja Gallery & aerie creative ecology
Please note the exhibition is currently closed to the public
“Just as I am bound to you by breath every creature lives in a weave of intimate interconnection. There are no individuals in the forest, life begins and ends in community.”
The forests of the Dandenong Ranges are intimately woven into the threads of our lives, our community. “For the Love of Trees” delves deeply into this myriad of experiences, reminiscences and imaginings. Into the past, present and future of the forest that surrounds us. It is at once an immersive art experience, a curated exhibition and an invitation to participate.
It is an immersive art experience in four parts:
The curated group exhibition at its centre that reflects on our complicated relationship with trees in this country. Through a range of paintings, photography and sculptures the exhibition presents aspects that not only reflect on our appreciation and love for trees but also hints at a destructive relationship in the past and present.
Artists involved are John Anderson, Sue Anderson, Raymond Arnold, Rosalind Atkins, GW Bot, Louis Bulvelot, Tim Cooper, Jason Cordero, Dale Cox, Philip Davey, Glenn England, Brett Ferry, Dianne Fogwell, David Frazer, Siri Hayes, Fiona Hiscock, Hans Heysen, Tim Jones, Chris Lawry, Godfrey Miller, Kendal Murray, Catherine Nelson, Lin Onus, Otto Pareroultja, William Robinson, Kylie Stillman, Mary Tonkin, James Tylor, Victoria Watts
Christine Wrest-Smith, Ian Westacott, Clifford Dudley Wood.
The Paradise Garden, created by Jordan Sibley, is a hopeful speculation about the future of the Dandenong Ranges forest; this future will see humans living harmoniously with nature, supporting and being supported by the forest. The installation will place the viewer under a canopy of vines that miniature creatures live within, and aims to engage an optimistic discourse about the forest of the future.
'Voices among Trees', the offsite audio installation is a collation of crowd sourced 60 second love letters to the forest that can be heard along Trig Track in Kalorama.
Evolving forest sculpture, made from the botanical specimen contributions of patrons which will, over the course exhibition, rebuild a forest in the Burrinja Gallery.
WE INVITE YOU TO ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CANOPY
by recording a love letter to the forest. These auditory letters will be incorporated into the ‘Voices in the Trees’ sound installation.
- Record your short love letter to the forest (under 60 seconds is ideal).
- Upload your audio file via this jotform: https://form.jotform.com/213128839065055
Please note the file can be no bigger than 10.6MB - Be sure to fill in and sign the waiver section of the form if you would like us to include your love letter in the sound installation.
- Entries are open now and you can submit your love letters throughout the duration of the project.
WE INVITE YOU TO CONTRIBUTE A BOTANICAL MEMENTO
of the June 2021 storms. We ask that it is clean, dry and no more than one metre square in size. From these specimens we will create an evolving forest sculpture.
- Bring your clean and dry memento to Burrinja Gallery
- In the gallery airlock you will find some trestle tables set up to place your memento.
- Tell us the story behind the object by writing a short description on the tags provided, add you name and location if you wish.
- Attach the tag to your memento
Please note artefacts can be no larger the 1m2 - Bring your botanical mementos to Burrinja from Wednesday 17th November, 2021. You add your memento’s throughout the duration of the event.
WE INVITE YOU TO IMMERSE YOURSELF
into the ‘speculative future forest’ installation, in the forest and conservation survey exhibition, to watch the forest sculpture evolve and to hear the ‘Voices in the Trees’.
- Come to the exhibition opening on December 4th at 1pm.
- Contribute your artefact for the evolving forest sculpture.
- Record your love letter and upload it
- Join us for the Voices in the Trees launch on December the 11th at 1pm
- Revisit the exhibition and the audio installation over the coming months (as many times as you like!)
