Wounded landscapes: Human intervention into natural ecosystems.

Cultural approaches and artistic responses

Authors

  • Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio Universitat de Barcelona
  • Honi Ryan Paris College of Art
  • Sean Lowry University of Melbourne

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/co2023351-3

Abstract

This article is a general introduction to this Coolabah edition.

Author Biographies

Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio, Universitat de Barcelona

Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio is a researcher, writer and curator, working across different disciplines, territories and cultures. He holds an international PhD in “Art History, Theory and Criticism” from the University of Barcelona and he is currently teaching in different Universities. He is Lecturer at the Cultural Management Programme of the University of Barcelona, and Coordinator of the Postgraduate Course on International Cultural Cooperation. His current lines of research involve the subjects of intercultural processes, participation, collaboration, travelling, globalisation and mobility in contemporary arts and cultural policies. His practice and research explore the topics of art in public space and the broader interactions between contemporary creation and transnational relations. He has participated in several international conferences and has developed projects and research residencies in different countries and regions. Herman combines academic research, cultural management, curatorial practices and artistic methodologies, collaborating internationally with a wide range of networks, projects and organisations.

Honi Ryan, Paris College of Art

Honi Ryan is an artist, writer, and educator with a nomadic social practice. Born in Melbourne and based between Berlin and Paris, Ryan holds an MFA from the Transart Institute and is adjunct faculty at Paris College of Art. Ryan’s work is socially motivated and engages participatory action to develop political and ecological issues. Ryan is the founding artist of the international performance art project the Silent Dinners which she has performed in 20 cities across 12 countries. Her work and critical writing was recently included in Creative Paths at Gaiás Museum Galicia, Spain alongside artists including Francis Alÿs, Mona Hatoum, and Marina Abramović. Ryan represented Germany at the Lahore Biennale 2016 and Karachi Biennale 2017. She has exhibited, performed, taught, and participated in residency programs internationally, with recent focus in Australia, Pakistan, Germany, and France.

Sean Lowry, University of Melbourne

Dr. Sean Lowry is a visual artist, writer, curator and musician. He holds a PhD in Visual Arts from the University of Sydney and is currently Head of Critical and Theoretical Studies and Associate Director (Research), Victorian College of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne. Lowry has exhibited, performed and published extensively both nationally and internationally. He is also one half (with Dr Ilmar Taimre) of The Ghosts of Nothing (ghostsofnothing.com), one half (with Dr Kim Donaldson) of Cūrā8 (project8.gallery) and Founder and Executive Director of Project Anywhere (www.projectanywhere.net). For more information, please visit seanlowry.com

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Published

2023-12-31