The course acknowledges the interdependence of all beings within the ecologies we share. It invites students to explore knowledge about local ecological systems and more-than-human life, and practice earth-informed, place-based, sustainable material creativity. The course uses immersive field approaches to help foster connections with local ecologies, land, water and earth, and beings who reside here. It engages with topics including climate change, habitat degradation and species extinctions, and explores knowledge from fields such as multispecies studies, social and environmental justice, and Indigenous worldviews to inform forward looking creative practice based on care and reciprocity with land and lifeworlds. Students gain knowledge about artists working within this realm. The course consists of outdoor field sessions in local places, workshops, collaborations, seminars, assignments, and projects. Students share their processes and projects in dialogue with their colleagues.
- Teacher: Julie Andreyev
- Teacher: Brett J Mallon