“What you pay attention to grows” – adrienne maree brown

Core to my practice is the question:
What Does the World Need to Hear?
When I consider the world we currently exist,
Of busy-stimulated-disconnected & climate catastrophe…
My answer is: TREES.

Stop. Breathe.
And listen to a tree.
Not only with your ears.
But with your whole being: 
Observing. Feeling. Breathing. Learning. Thinking.

Over this residency I will be developing works responding to Tree Listening and creating an installation, with participatory elements. I will be running workshops at schools, talking to botanists, Wudjari elders, reading books, walking, drawing, being and listening deep to what trees & the tree-keen want to tell me.

Opening celebration: Thursday 20 March at 3.30pm
Exhibition: Thurs 20 to April 6
Keep an eye on the events page for details of panel discussions and walks.

Bio:
Alex is a facilitator, connector, artist, producer, advocate and do-er living who has recently moved from Walyalup/Fremantle to Kepa Kurl/Esperance. Her practice focuses on connection, elevating voices, big questions, public space and more recently: trees. She works with multigenerational audiences and has presented work under Maybe (   ) Together for over 15 years from her own street, to a hall in Tom Price, to Sydney Festival.

She is also the new Cannery Arts Centre Artistic Director - Main Gallery!

www.maybetogether.com.au
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Photo Credit: Tanya Lee

This project was made possible by the Australian Governments Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia

Drawings of Moodjar Trees facilitated by Alex Desebrock with students from East Hamilton Primary School for Fremantle Biennale 2023.