Floating Land is an ongoing conversation about creativity, the environment and culture. This year Floating Land is presented as a 10-day event that brings together visual and performance artists, writers, photographers, educators and researchers, and the community to explore the theme of climate change. The venue is Boreen Point, Lake Cootharaba in the UNESCO-listed biosphere of Noosa.
The purpose of this research was to identify ways in which people think about climate change and possible responses to it, and the value of events such as the Floating Land Festival. We invited artists, visitors to the Floating Land event and residents of Boreen Point to participate in a photovoice workshop. Participants were asked [...]
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Internationally acclaimed sculptor Virginia King will lead
participants in the creation of naturally aesthetic works which will
later be either launched individually on the lake or collaborated into a
larger work. Participants may also choose to continue to assist
Virginia throughout Floating Land in the making of Ephemeral and Edible
Installation.
When: Sunday June 21, 9.30am [...]
Shifting Paradigms: Nature & Culture is a
one-day interactive forum involving a panel of local and national
experts on nature, society, culture and sustainability, including Chris
Darwin, great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin, and renowned performer
and writer Robyn Archer.
The forum is facilitated by Professor Amareswar Galla (UQ) and Adjunct Professor Peter Bycroft (USC) who are joined by [...]
