NATURE OBITUARY
An invitation to write and listen to obituaries for parts of nature now lost. Made and presented on Bunurong and Boon Wurrung Country.
A site-specific, public performance, Nature Obituary delves into themes of eco spirituality and eco psychology. The work acts as a pathway to honour and grieve the loss of nature in a time of profound climate and biodiversity crisis.
“Thank you for dropping us from thinking into feeling”
~ Participant
Janenne Willis, lead artist, writings and spoken word. Tariro Mavondo, Felicity Mashuro writing and spoken word. Douglas Brook, production manager and stage manager. Jasmine Wigley, floral artistry. Julie Kondi (PNG), Amanda Anastasi, Lionel Launch (Gunditjmara Kirrae Wurrung-Bundjalung), Willy Junior Fafoi (PNG) and Pearl Walters (Soloman Islands), writers. This project was presented as part of the Deep See Survey artist collective’s inaugural season of shows in collaboration with collective members Bri Horne, Leyla Bulmer and Curtis Hill. Artefacts from the public performance were exhibited as part of a Deep See Survey Group Show shown here. Supported by the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s Performing Arts Fund. Photography credit: Bri Horne. Videography credit: Curtis Hill Films.