Dawn's Promise

Dawn's Promise ~ ( view on black) 'Being here outshines taking something from here. In our first few million years we learned nothing about how not to hunger. We have no clue how not to take.' ~ Seth Kantner, Shopping for Porcupine. ~Shot as part of the Tarkine in Motion project : Over the Easter weekend, 70 artists were on location in Tasmania’s Tarkine, capturing the wild and scenic beauty of one of the last great wilderness areas on the planet. The Bob Brown Foundation is producing a stunning 30-minute documentary portrait and roaming exhibitions of the art created during Tarkine in Motion. These images, interviews and subsequent art works will be central to the Bob Brown Foundation’s campaign to advocate for a Tarkine National Park and World Heritage listing. Bob Brown Foundation’s Jenny Weber said, “The time is right for the Tarkine to be protected as a National Park, providing a promising future for Tasmania’s economy and environment. This bright future stands in stark contrast to the current damage being wrought on the Tarkine by logging, mining and off-road vehicles.” The mining industry has suffered a significant downturn due to the low iron-ore price. Companies have left a legacy of destruction in the Nelson Bay River and walked away from promised jobs. Forestry Tasmania is logging the world’s second largest temperate rainforest at a loss to the public purse and a tragic loss to globally unique ecological values as the Tarkine’s rainforests are a Gondwana relic. Some off-road vehicle users are behaving recklessly and damaging rich indigenous heritage on the Tarkine’s wild, remote coastline,” Jenny Weber said. “Curating a team of skilled artists in this remote wilderness area of Tasmania included recruiting the assistance of 39 photographers, 3 musicians, 20 multi-disciplinary artists and 7 videographers. This is a strong statement that the Tarkine is highly valued for it’s natural and cultural values. The arts community of Tasmania stand side by side with the people of the west coast in their love of this place. We could have had 700 artists, such is the interest and potential for this beautiful, wild and diverse place.” Dan Broun, Curator of Tarkine in Motion said. The Bob Brown Foundation is campaigning to have 450,000 hectares of the Tarkine declared a national park and World Heritage Area so that future generations can enjoy the Tarkine’s outstanding natural and cultural heritage. Raising $10,000 for Tarkine in Motion was a huge success on crowd-funding platform Pozible, reaching that goal within five days. In the final days of the crowd-funding campaign, additional income will help to fund exhibitions of Tarkine in Motion. Sydney’s Head On Photo Festival has accepted The Bob Brown Foundation’s Tarkine in Motion exhibition, a gallery is booked and the premiere will be on 27 April in Sydney. via hillsee http://500px.com/photo/105686893