Its not all over till the fat lady sings....
the fat lady, being Australia has been singing for a very long time..... its
up to us to listen to the song and respond.. isn't this what we as artists
do? respond, resonate, reflect...re -member?
that land a'int going no where.
she's solid as a rock..
it's inland where we need to look more deeply.. into the underground streams
and rivers, the fertile soils, and respond to what's just under the surface
, knowing its all pegged anyway for mining.
We are rapidly moving into a time where food shortages are now a fact, and
yes the sea levels are rising, some development even the most recent
decisions to develop high density along the coast here in W.A. is absurd as
we here are seen to be the "sustainability state".. id like that to be the
case, however i feel deeply that until we respond to the environment in the
most graceful and intelligent way we can, and to the people from the Old
land, nurture what we have, and not be in our heads but our hearts as well,
we will tremble with the coast and be swallowed up by the anxieties that are
part and have been part of our own development for a long time.
Probably time to come back then Simon, check it out.. respond.. its
beautiful over here and yes the environment will change.. look at the
scorching heat at the moment in Adelaide and Melbourne, they too have water
shortage problems with the Murray river.. no water.. well we know no life!
Its not even summer and they are in their 40's degrees all ready. Lets not
forget the Fires in country Victoria early this year.
Its very good to hear the discussions moving in directions where artists
also can play a part of contributing ideas that science and government alone
cannot for-see.
Thanks to you, Paul and all who keep these discussions illuminated where i
think the most powerful creative responses can be conceived. Encouraging the
links with science and government, the oriallity of collective dialogue, the
deep sensory awareness we often as artists expel, I'm encouraged to keep
thinking, well the worlds always moving in directions that keep us
responding..
cheers
that's what we say over here in Perth, then we slap our nee. Footy here is
mor importent than thinking about climate change, Rising rivers engulfing
the city and we are hell bent to develop out City forshore. and floating man
made islands out of Freo. gosh whats going on?
Janelle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Biggs" <s.biggs@eca.ac.uk>
To: "YASMIN DISCUSSIONS" <yasmin_discussions@estia.media.uoa.gr>
Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 10:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Yasmin_discussions] Climate Change - Australian
governmentresponding (maybe?)
> There goes my ancestral home then :(
>
> http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Aldinga+Beach+
> Australia&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=17.361197,34.980469&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear
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> Best
>
> Simon
>
>
> Simon Biggs
>
> Research Professor
> edinburgh college of art
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> From: Paul Brown <paul@paul-brown.com>
> Reply-To: YASMIN DISCUSSIONS <yasmin_discussions@estia.media.uoa.gr>
> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:33:22 +1000
> To: YASMIN DISCUSSIONS <yasmin_discussions@estia.media.uoa.gr>
> Subject: [Yasmin_discussions] Climate Change - Australian government
> responding (maybe?)
>
> An addendum to the art & climate change discussion:
>
> 250,000 homes 'at risk' from rising seas
> By environment reporter Sarah Clarke and staff
> Posted 5 hours 38 minutes ago
> Updated 3 hours 2 minutes ago
>
> A new report has warned that up to 250,000 homes around Australia will
> be inundated due to climate change by the turn of the century.
>
> The Federal Government report titled Climate Change Risks to
> Australia's Coast is the most comprehensive assessment to date, taking
> into account a projected 1.1-metre rise in sea level and an increasing
> risk of extreme weather events like tidal and storm surges.
>
> More here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/14/2742769.htm
>
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