OYSTER SONGS with Sarah Jane Moore delivered online via ZOOM
I wish for families to engage in building an oyster reef with me in an online social making space where art meets science and oysters sing!
My work with oyster shells, children and families is built on core values of connectivity, community and Country. This digital workshop is specifically designed to provide the community the opportunity to engage with me as an artist and co-create eco-friendly art that honours the Oyster and the essential role it plays in the health of our Sea Country and the well-being of our communities.
The oysters filter and feed and together and so too we will filter negativity and feed inclusivity, positivity, integration and well-being. Time on Country and nature-based play and encounter is an essential aspect of our local well-being and the wellbeing of our families.
Here in lutruwita Tasmania we are blessed to have opportunity to buy and eat oysters fresh from the oceans. Together, we will build positive ecosystems and manifestations of a healthy community. Each oyster shell, like each human is unique and in this work each person’s contribution is valued and equal. Working with shells can be mediative, it can heal. Art making can lift the spirits and engage the heart in healing and this work is enacted Reconciliation practise where we have the the opportunity to come together in our own safe spaces and homes and co create an oyster reef; a reef of hope, a bed of support for each other and our mother earth.
SUITABLE FOR FAMILIES
MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS: Order and eat 6 or 12 oysters, wash shells and bring them along to the session
TECH REQUIREMENTS: Access to an android or iOS digital device with ZOOM app installed and connected to home wifi or mobile data
Dr Sarah Jane Moore is an independent creative artist who lives in lutruwita, Tasmania. She is an Adjunct Associate Lecturer within the Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES) UNSW. She holds a PhD from the University of Sydney in Reconciliation through Music and Art where her inquiry formulated ways for children to engage in Reconciliation dialogues through music and visual art making. She has worked on artistic residencies and delivered workshops and research projects in Sydney, Wollongong, Tasmania, the Northern Territory, Fiji and Guam. She teaches creative arts in face to face and online delivery modes and develops research projects in university, school and community contexts
