Ideas/Research/Bibliography/Contextual Studies for 3rd Year Essay & Work 4/10/22

Aldous George
Oct 4, 2022
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Updated: Oct 12, 2022

Whilst I am still in the early stages of writing my final essay and creating work, I am feeling that the fundamental issue/idea/concept will be to make an informed resolution to reconnect with nature because of technological concerns, and make a conscious decision to rewild ourselves, in particular, a journey into the woods, the trees and all the biodiversity they offer. Encouraging people away from screens and into the sometimes ephemeral beauty found in nature and to drift their minds eye into a more biophilic gaze, from climbing trees and experiencing 'canopy-eyes' to creating fire, re-igniting the ever fading light that was once a bright flame representing the relationship we should always keep alive, to remind ourselves of the reciprocity we need to have with the planet Earth and the ongoing dependence and kinship needed with our natural world.

An interesting Magazine/Site I have come across full of articles relating to reconnecting with nature (click on below).

Social Forestry is a concept I am keen to pursue/discover: (click on text below)

And Susan Collini is being active in academic papers to pursue the benefits of social forestry:

https://www.outdoortribe.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/university-northampton-woodland-wellbeing-research.pdf

And in my own way I am offering a way to reconnect with nature, since my recent surgery I have made good use of convalescing time and come up with www.upatreecamp.com an offering of tree climbing and suspended tree tent stays in the woods, learning about woodland biodiversity and basic survival and bushcraft skills. (click on image below)