Nature Obituary

Created by artist Janenne Willis, Nature Obituary transforms the landscape into a reflective space for care, connection and feeling.

Vintage writers’ desks will line the lakeside on the Princes Lawn in the Royal Botanic Gardens, eco pens and paper atop. These desks will face the open sky, inviting attendees to pen an obituary for any part of nature they feel drawn to honour. Simultaneously, spoken word artists Tariro Mavondo, Felicity Mashuro and Janenne Willis will read aloud obituaries from an evolving library of reflections.

This intimate and connective experience is a call to care and a space for ecological grief. Participant created reflections are woven together with commissioned contributions from First Nations writers, whose perspectives bring profound cultural insight into the relationship between land and waters, care and connection.

Part of the National Sustainability Festival.