{"id":281,"date":"2012-07-30T02:00:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T02:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cdpmedia.com.au\/?page_id=281"},"modified":"2016-07-29T00:41:43","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T00:41:43","slug":"museum-of-economic-botany-2009","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cdpmedia.com.au\/?page_id=281","title":{"rendered":"museum of economic botany 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58\" title=\"MUSEUM OF ECONOMIC BOTANY 2009\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cdpmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/MEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"472\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"width:500px;\"><strong>Curator-historian Peter Emmett invited me to provide a range of services toward the major refurbishment of this internationally unique museum.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grove<\/strong><br \/>\nArtist Fiona Hall was commissioned to create a permanent feature artwork for the project. This comprised a large custom-built cabinet incorporating a variety of display techniques to explore aspects of tradtional uses of wood and timber. <\/p>\n<p>Having worked with Fiona on previous projects for the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, she invited me to edit a series of twin-screen quicktime video sequences from footage she shot during residencies at the Geoffrey Bawa estate, Lunaganga, in Sri Lanka. The completed work sequentially documents traditional hand-milling of the jak tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus).<\/p>\n<p>The screen is embedded in the showcase and commences playback whenever a visitor walks nearby. Sound is delivered via a speaker attached to a hardwood timber panel in front of the screen, giving a sense that the timber-milling sounds of rhythmic sawing, saw-sharpening, etc are emanating from the timber structure. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Showcase Screens<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo screens display media inside two different showacases in the exhibit &#8211; the Introduction showcase, and another exploring uses of timber by Australian Aboriginal people of the central deserts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cdpmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/MEB-MOVIESgrid.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"CDP2012_MACKAY\" width=\"960\" height=\"472\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the Introduction screen, I researched and produced a series of 30 single-theme photo-essays exploring subjects such as Coffee, Sugarcane, Bamboo, Flax, etc. Most sequences combined archival photography with contemporary images sourced from flickr users. <\/p>\n<p>Each image slowly moves on screen and is accompanied by a text-strip description. The work explores the broad diversity of human uses of botany, acorss time and space.<\/p>\n<p>South Australian Museum provided an approved set of images for use in the showcase about Aboriginal uses of timber. These images are displayed on a simple digital photo-frame, with accompanying text descriptions. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Souvenir Publication<\/strong><br \/>\nI worked closely with Peter Emmett on his production of the 186pp souvenir catalogue, assisting with editing, proof-reading, writing an essay, and providing original photography including installation shots and a sequence of 30 still-frames from Fiona Hall&#8217;s &#8216;Grove&#8217; video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cdpmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/MEB_book.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"MUSEUM OF ECONOMIC BOTANY 2009\" width=\"960\" height=\"472\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:11px\" class=\"alignright\">gary warner 2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p><strong>Services<\/strong><br \/>\ncontent research<br \/>\ndigital media production<br \/>\ninstallation + commisisoning (media elements)<br \/>\nwriting + photography<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contract Period<\/strong><br \/>\nMar 2009 &#8211; Sep 2009<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p> Curator-historian Peter Emmett invited me to provide a range of services toward the major refurbishment of this internationally unique museum.<\/p>\n<p>Grove Artist Fiona Hall was commissioned to create a permanent feature artwork for the project. 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