Shadows of the Forest Art Exhibition

An unusual exhibition has been set up in the Forestry Tasmania 'exclusion zone' of the Upper Florentine Valley to coincide with the Ten Days on the Island Festival.

Special Event – Exhibition Closing Picnic, Upper Florentine Valley Blockade

Sunday 5th from12 midday – all welcome

Rigged amongst the trees are a number of art works by Tasmanian artists who share a deep concern for the Tasmanian environment and wish to celebrate the extraordinary beauty of this pristine ancient forest.

The artists involved in the Shadows in the Forest project have created works to draw attention to issues that surround logging old growth forests in Tasmania. Artists included in the 2009 project are Jo Anglesey, Martin Cole and Kazz, Cecily Edwards, Ralf Haertel, and Vicki West.

“My work incorporates natural dyes collected from trees destroyed during construction of the new road into the Upper Florentine. It reflects on alternative, sustainable ways of utilising these resources, and pays homage to the dedicated forest activists of Still Wild Still Threatened who have fought so hard to protect this special place for future generations.” Says participating artist, Ralf Haertel.

This is the third environmental installations project shadowing 10 Days on the Island, with previous projects focusing on water catchment degradation in the North and South Esk rivers, and environmental concerns associated with the Tamar River pulp mill proposal.

The exhibition will run till Sunday 5th April, and provides 10 Days on the Island visitors and patrons with the opportunity to include a very special part of Tasmania on their itinerary, to come and see the magnificent old growth rain forests while experiencing a thought provoking and sensitive response to this threatened environment.