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In this film Aunty Deidre Martin reads her poem Acacia Longifolia. The sounds of Bundanon: the kookaburra, the whip bird, and the wind in the trees float in and out as she reads. A length of cloth holds the poem and corresponding imagery. It tracks through a heated dye bath where colour from Acacia longifolia leaves are taken up by metal salts printed on the cloth. This work tracks relations between Acacia Longifolia and the seasons. The plant is part of the weather patterns and interconnected life cycles of this place. It is part of a weather network, reporting quietly to those who hold knowledge or who stop to observe and care. Poem: Aunty Deidre Martin with Lisa Gorton Rebecca Mayo with Aunty Deidre Martin and Jacob Morris, The Plant Sensibilia Machine, 2022-23 stainless steel, PVC pipe, bicycle chain, plant material collected at Bundanon, water, hemp, printed metal salts, installation view, Siteworks 2022: From a deep valley. Photo: Zan Wimberley. The Tellus Art Project 2022 is a collaboration between UNSW Art and Design, the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens Herbarium, Bundanon and Open Humanities Press.
This video by Sammy Hawker was created in response to ‘The Plant Sensibilia Machine’, Rebecca Mayo, Deidre Martin and Jacob Morris’ collaboration as part of Siteworks 22 at Bundanon.
