DENSITIES
Densities marks the beginning of a long-term project that examines the cultivated forest across different seasons and multiple years. It uses moving image, sound and anthropological research to explore logging from a social and environmental perspective. The project is a comparative analysis of two regions – Mänttä (Finland) and Alpine Shire (Australia) – where logging was established at a similar time and still continues.
The installation guides visitors through a series of forests located in the Mänttä environs. All but one are commodified landscapes used for forestry. However beautiful these manufactured environments appear they lack the biodiversity of an intact forest landscape. The intent of the installation is to highlight the complex, and often contradictory, aspects of environmentally responsible forest management.
Densities was supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, and the Serlachius Museums and Mänttä Art Festival residency program.
Densities: 2017
12 minutes
Audio-visual installation, image nine-channels, stereo-sound
Densities, installation view detail, RMIT Design Hub Gallery. Photo Tobias Titz.
The installation guides visitors through a series of forests located in the Mänttä environs. All but one are commodified landscapes used for forestry. However beautiful these manufactured environments appear they lack the biodiversity of an intact forest landscape. The intent of the installation is to highlight the complex, and often contradictory, aspects of environmentally responsible forest management.
Densities was supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, and the Serlachius Museums and Mänttä Art Festival residency program.
Densities: 2017
12 minutes
Audio-visual installation, image nine-channels, stereo-sound
Densities, installation view detail, RMIT Design Hub Gallery. Photo Tobias Titz.
