on converting a conifer plantation into a forest & other projects that inspire, by Cathy Fitzgerald
Update 15. 4. 2013: This motion to end ecocide was presented by Cathy Fitzgerald and unanimously adopted by the Green Party of Ireland and Northern Ireland at the 2013 Green Party annual Convention in Galway on 13 April, 2013. My thanks to all who supported this. Please do not forget to sign and share the [...]
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Stories from the field & forest seminar at Red Stables 4-6pm, 17 July Dublin (image:Red Stables 2012) Are you an artist, botanist, gardener, horticulturist or interested member of the public? Would you like to take part in a discussion on art and ecology? I’ve been asked recently to join this seminar and talk about my work [...]
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‘Examples of ascertainable ecocide affecting sizeable territories include the deforestation of the Amazonian rainforest, the proposed expansion of the Athabasca Oil Sands in northeastern Alberta, Canada and polluted waters in many parts of the world, which account for the death of more people than all forms of violence including war‘ – Polly Higgins, Eradicating Ecocide, [...]
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"Thank you so much for your fantastic videos. They are deeply moving in their SIMPLICITY... a very clear way of COMMUNICATING this huge CATASTROPHE on an INTIMATE scale" Kevin Buckland, Art Ambassador, 350.org 2010.
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WELCOME! My ecoartnotebook is where I wrote about eco-art works that inspired me, particularly from 2008-10 & and hopefully may inspire others. I now more regularly post from my PhD research blog www.ecoartfilm.com
This site also documents the beginnings of a SLOW ART project. It's an ongoing diary in images, short films; detailing the transformation of a small monoculture conifer plantation in IRELAND into an ecologically & economically, permanent real FOREST. (this has continued on www.ecoartfilm.com)
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