The dilemmas of activism: who is transforming whom?“Nature, too, awaits the revolution” declared Herbert Marcuse fifty years ago. She has given up waiting and events are now overtaking us…May 10A response icon3May 10A response icon3
“The brilliant allies of our grave-diggers” — reflections on Australian environmentalismIt is no coincidence that accelerated social, cultural and economic upheaval is occurring in concert with non-linear change in global…Feb 2A response icon2Feb 2A response icon2
Data will not save usInformation is everywhere. It’s filling our minds and crowding our dreams. None of it coheres. Each data point remains disjunctive. We…Aug 25, 2024Aug 25, 2024
From the ashes: art, activism and Fiona Lee’s “Carbon Tax”At the end of the small rectangular room, the eye is immediately drawn to two screens sitting on rusted saw horses alongside each other…Mar 25, 2021Mar 25, 2021
Change without return: postcard of a northern NSW holidayIt is because of the joy in my heart that I am your fit mourner.Dec 13, 2020A response icon2Dec 13, 2020A response icon2
Nothing will come of nothingThe story of Australia’s failed attempt to create an emissions trading scheme in 2009 has been contested ever since, but the dramatic…May 19, 2020A response icon3May 19, 2020A response icon3
Who is that knocking?Something is knocking. Entities with forgotten names roam beyond our walls, and hammer on the roof for attention. Some of us are watching…Apr 30, 2020A response icon1Apr 30, 2020A response icon1
Five things I’ve learnedTo have without possessing, to do without claiming, lead without controlling: this is mysterious powerJan 16, 2020A response icon1Jan 16, 2020A response icon1
