Sowing seeds that can stimulate societal transformations. For decades I've heard artists say their art does the talking for them. As someone who likes to write, putting together an artist or work statement has never a problem, but I know artists who really struggle to explain WHY they do what they do. Many will describe …
Published with ClimateCultures on 23 May 2023 Few of us in the ClimateCultures network would dispute that rural and regional territories across the world are on the frontline of climate change. In the past six years, south-eastern Australia has experienced severe drought (2017- 2019), described by our national weather bureau as “a situation with no …
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Trusting in uncertain outcomes Being uncomfortable is a common state for many artists. If we want to do something that pushes the boundaries of our thinking and work, it’s also necessary. The Regional Futures project has generally been an uncomfortable experience for several reasons, covering the project itself, the cross-region inland/coastal conversation I've been part …
Over a long weekend in October, I returned to the Mid North Coast and the Manning Valley for another round of field recordings and story gathering for my Regional Futures project, Vaticinor. Works are now in development for this project, in preparation for a small group exhibition at the Manning Regional Arts Gallery in March …
Apologies for the lack of regular correspondence in this blog. The last two years have been spent establishing the ecoPULSE.art platform for my project work. Artist and blog author, Kim V. Goldsmith My body sways to the four-beat measure of my horse’s walk—slightly slumped in the saddle, hands resting lightly on his whither, necks soft …
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