Degrowth for Regrowth - Day before winter - transform climate change grief art into indigenous tree -

Thursday, 16 June 2022

‘From degrowth to regrowth’

By Simon Henderson

1. The Star

PHOTO: SIMON HENDERSON

Extinction Rebellion member Rosemary Penwarden and Artists Anonymous member Tao Wells are inviting people to transform "climate grief" by creating and then burying a biodegradable piece of art under a native plant.

Mr Wells said the aim was to create an artwork using non-toxic materials, for example chalk, charcoal and recycled cardboard, which would then turn into something new — "from degrowth to regrowth".

Ms Penwarden said by burying the artwork under a native tree provided by Extinction Rebellion, people could transform their feelings of grief or sadness about the state of the planet into something positive.

The event will take place from 3pm to 5pm this Saturday at 941 Blueskin Rd, Mount Cargill.

Art materials will be available and pumpkin soup will be offered for those attending.

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ARTBANK: 13 September 2020

E tuituia ana te raarangi uiui o te rangi nei e ngaa kaupapa ohanga. This Sunday's interviews are connected by themes of economy as Heidi catches up with Hannah Valentine, Hana Pera-Aoake and Tao Wells in succession.

Hannah Valentine's show 'Interference' at Visions gallery takes Argo Floats - devices for collecting data on our our oceans for the purpose of healing them, but do they avoid doing their own kinds of damage?

Hana Pera-Aoake chat's with Heidi about David Graeber's mysterious sudden passing, the arbitrariness of the monetary legal systems that the whole world allows to run it, and we put a call out for her initiative under Kei te Pai Press for book donations for the OOtautahi Women's Prison. Drop any great books you want to share with women who've wound up imprisoned to Enjoy Gallery, Blue Oyster or Strange Goods by the end of the week please!

Finally Tao Wells continues the kaupapa of questioning why we've all accepted the current status quo by telling us a little about his social practice and thinking. There's barely time to scratch the surface here, but the skin is broken, it's up to listeners to rakuraku haere - keep scratching it. The world could be so different.

-  Heidi Brickell

Arts total lack of economic transparency. Performative philosophy and the alternative historical discourse of visible economics In art. A new publication by Tao Wells

Promotional Material - Pictures, Essay - Full Colour, Printable Brochure, Completely Free Download - Tao Wells - Art - Problems - 2007

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