Art Ecology
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  • 2017 - 2018
    Whakatū - Harihari
    Freshwater Projects for the Science & Environment team at Nelson City Council along urban and rural waterways are starting and the learnings are filtered south in a project to awhi a Harihari waterway.
  • 2019
    BurnTime (Te WaiPounamu)
    A machine to record sunshine and discuss climate built with Glass Artist Anthony Genet is installed in Christchurch and Nelson - also Dunedin as the Urban Dream Brokerage project BurnTime Exploratorium and accompanying events.
  • 2019
    Ochre (Māwhera / Greymouth)
    Working with. Bio-Physical Chemist to create a mineral to materials process for historic mine waste and using this a constrained palette and the Whakatauki 'Ka Mua Ka Muri' a group explores their connection to the local environment and their hopes for the future - exhibited Left Bank Gallery, Māwhera
  • 2020
    Sounding (Canada)
    An immersive installation and performance work created with artist Dr Caro McCaw - invited to Agents for Change || Facing the Anthropocene at The Museum (Kitchener, CA) exhibited alongside an international cohort of environmental works. www.sounding.nz
  • 2021
    Art & Ecology Playground
    A process of combining our creative, cultural and ecology skills is devised. It is trialed as works highlighting local waterways through storied projects with schools and community with Mel McColgan
  • 2022
    Project mahitahi
    Whakatū / Nelson's urban waterway is runs through a new set of projects, these introduce Māori technologies, immersive artworks and events about taonga species gathered in a mapped story
  • 2023
    Commoditea
    Following a Resourceful Craft Workshop, Tī Kouka cordage and other estuary plant material is used to create an installation about a carbon sequestration experiment - shortlisted for Changing Threads textile art awards.
  • December 2023 - December 2024
    Harihari SWAS StoryWalk
    A Creatives in Schools project introduces art practices and ecology processes; to engage with, describe and celebrate benefits of riparian protection for the awa beside the school
  • october 2024
    TERRACOTTA TERRESTRIAL
    A number of community workshops results in a mural highlighting riparian restoration installed along the Mahitahi walkway. Produced as part Nelson ClayWeek
  • March 2025
    Urban Prototype
    The rapid prototyping urban (re)design game is commissioned as part of the Nelson City Council Climate Change community engagement
  • June, August 2025
    Harihari - Storywalk
    The StoryMap is launched to school and community through Student Lead conference open day followed by a community planting and Hauora event celebrating South Westland Area School joining the Enviro-schools community.
  • July 2025
    Tideway - Whakatū
    Development of a walked performance exploring the shifting local shorelines and migratory species. Masked Parade - Nelson Arts Festival.
  • September 2025
    View Ports (whakatū)
    An empty urban space and programme of walkshops offer multiple ways to look at and respond to our built environment. Make/Shift Spaces
  • 2026
    Harihari - Whakatū
    Planning next steps for artecology and waterways, Connecting the mahi across the mōtu
  • July 2026
    Tī Kouka
    Confirm process with individuals and agencies through local, national and international networks
  • July 2026
    Harihari - Arowhenua
    Connecting the rākau Tī Kouka in situ exploring waterway and process in artecology practice with iwi and locals
  • August 2026
    whakatū
    Developing parameters for connecting community, wānanga with experts
  • september-October
    Harihari
    Embedded time in local whenua. Testing practice through engaging further with school and local community and agencies (art and environment)
  • october
    Whakatū - Arowhenua
    Refining process with mentoring experts, local agencies and networks
  • November 2026
    Harihari
    Time with school around the waterway, participatory project and planting event with community
  • december 2026 onwards
    Tī Kouka
    Connecting the mahi across the mōtu
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