Refugium at Federation Square: The Politics of Participatory Ecological Artwork in Public-Private Space

Zoë Condliffe; Tanja Beer; Marnie Badham

doi:10.33303/gpsv1n2a7

Authors

Zoë Condliffe University of Melbourne
Tanja Beer University of Melbourne
Marnie Badham RMIT University

Author Biographies

Zoë Condliffe, University of Melbourne

Zoë is a Youth Advocacy Advisor at Plan International Australia and Young Social Pioneer at the Foundation of Young Australians. With a background in sociology, gender, arts and community practice, Zoe has founded several community development initiatives working across the non-profit, arts, university and corporate sectors in Australia and overseas.

Tanja Beer, University of Melbourne

Tanja is an ecological designer, community artist and Academic Fellow in Performance Design and Sustainability. She has more than 15 years’ professional experience, including creating numerous designs and public installations in Australia and oversees. Her current creative research is focused on the potential of temporary event spaces to foster place-making and socio-ecological reslience.

Marnie Badham, RMIT University

With a long history of art and social justice practice in Canada and Australia, Marnie has research expertise in socially-engaged art, the politics of cultural measurement, and participatory research methodologies. As Vice Chancellor’s Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Marnie’s current project examines “the social turn in artist residencies.”

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