In what ways is our perception of nature colonial and based on an imaginary binary system? How does that affect the way we interact with each other, humans and beyond? Which methods may the human employ to mentally re-integrate with the more-than-human?

 

Predominantly using experimental film, words, photography, performance and workshops, I explore the intersections between ecological devastation and colonial worldview. I ask my audience to consider the complex history of Western science. Queer Ecology, Deep Ecology and Gaia theory, and the written works of Timothy Morton and Robin Wall Kimmerer, are a few of the biggest influences on my current practice.

 

A creative research practice allows me to playfully and empathetically explore an alternative reality of nature and ecology. My reading of indigenous voices has prompted me to deeply consider the modalities and personhood of more-than-human beings. Visuals and words offer alternative, more sensitive and sensual ways of seeing and being with “environment”, “nature” and “personhood”. My aim is to explore ecological narratives from a more-than-human perspective, nestling myself deeper into environment, so that the boundaries of ‘human’, ‘non-human’ and ‘self’ become blurred.