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2011 LANDSCAPE ART & ENVIRONMENT FIELD RESEARCH PROJECT Michele Lane Does society value our emotional connection with the physical environment? The idea of ‘home’ brings humans solace and security and is strongly linked with two or three landscapes that are internalised in early life. Indigenous peoples’ relationship to their country highlights this ancient knowledge. My series of collographs,’The Scrub’, explores the exposure of young people to the natural landscape and arose from visiting Douglas Scrub - a patch of bush on the northern edge of McLaren Vale owned by the Girl Guides since the 1970’s. I also consider the Douglas Scrub site with the wine and tourism industries on their doorstep and the suburbs edging closer. How does a small not-for-profit organisation hold fast in the face of such appetite for land? Do we appreciate the importance that places like Douglas Scrub play in connecting young people with the natural environment? Are we beginning to understand the ancient notion of ‘home’? Helen Sherriff My research was of the material kind, into ground, slate mine, charity shops and market to find the ephemera of the district. The mine yielded slate and ochre rocks, the ground lost keys, rusty bottle caps, gold, plastic and glass. Ceramics and wool came from the charity shops and a tree seedling from the market. Well excavations behind the pizza place revealing the previous century’s refuse, and slate footpaths and mosaic with embedded china inspired this inside out hole to hold a life of change and renewal, represented by the tree: Heal Me. The knitted landscape, Feel Me, celebrates the texture of the landscape and the rich variety of land use and produce. Materiality, participation, relationship, enjoyment and rest are some of the concerns. In the moonlit night felt experience becomes more significant than sight. The moon symbolises a beneficent source. PAGE 36 Michele Lane / SA Campfire at Night carborundum grit & collage printed intaglio, letterpress 560 X 380 Helen Sherriff / SA Heal Me Planter tree seedling, potting soil, plastic pipe, ceramics, slate, rocks, found metal, plastic and glass 500 X 160 Ray Meandering Willunga Basin ‘environmental art’ will carry the <strong>Art</strong> Connoisseurship label of the future and its measure of ‘worth’ will be defined by its local wellbeing as artists today we can start to create an ‘environmental Legacy’ for mankind with an anonymous expectation of little to no profit only ‘hope’ that future generations will have a healthy creative model to guide all artisans in maintaining a sustainable global future. Margaret Worth 1) Out of Star Dust: Stones + Epicurus Smooth <strong>Fleurieu</strong> stones are geological time capsules that offer a wondrous perspective – from cosmic beginnings to the present place. The Greek philosopher Epicurus had four requirements for health and happiness:1) Shelter with comfort, 2) Good food and drink, 3) Good friends to share it with, 4) And a distant horizon for contemplation. The quality of life here seems to epitomize Epicurus. The camp-fire and billabong are a bush tradition for expanding and expounding on perspectives of life. Together, the camp-fire/ billabong, the thoughts of Epicurus and ancient stones provide for good conversations. medium - fleurieu stones, river red gum, steel and fire or water 2) Heard it Through the Grapevine A flock of yellow-tailed black cockatoos in flight draw music across the sky. The water holes worn into rock create a manuscript of sound. The seaballs scattered on the shore write tunes in the sand. The grapes hanging on the vines hum their potency. The Willunga story is singing. medium - bangor slate, old fence wire and sea balls Ray Meandering / SA Sometimes Life Ferments photographic print 760 X 1100 Margaret Worth / SA Top - Out of Star Dust: Stones + Epicurus / 1.2m x variable length; Above - Heard it Through the Grapevine / 4m diameter graphite on 100% rag paper
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Page 7 and 8: JUDGES Nick Mitzevich holds a degre
Page 9 and 10: Ted Snell AM CitWA was born in 1949
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Page 15 and 16: Jennifer Goodman / VIC / $12,200 Ta
Page 17 and 18: Pauline Moran / WA / $5,332 Roeland
Page 19 and 20: Greg Wood / VIC / $9,300 Johanna 20
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Page 23 and 24: Nicholas Harding / NSW / $5,000 Sti
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Page 29 and 30: Christopher Amyes / NSW / $2,771 Bi
Page 31 and 32: Steve Tyerman / QLD / $6,094 Pacifi
Page 33 and 34: Ebony Addinsall / VIC / $2,440 The
Page 35: Yvonne East Much of my previous wor
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