As Dan and Emily approach Deakin University we pause to consider time at the Local History Park alongside the Gardiners Creek Reserve south of Burwood Highway, where we walk, talk and drift between timescales with animist-anarchist-actionist Yin Paradies.
Yin is a Wakaya man who is Chair in Race Relations and Professor at Deakin University where he researches the effects of racism, anti-racism theory, Indigenous knowledges and decolonisation. Yin is also a custodian of the Anam Cara Homestead in the Yarra Valley.
www.experts.deakin.edu.au/1159-yin-paradies
www.crisconsortium.org/yin-paradies
www.anamcarahomestead.com.au
We mention how Green Bee, led by Rebecca Jensen & Caitlin Dear and hosted at Dancehouse, inspired us with their series of working sessions to create and take climate action through a mix of art, advocacy, action, discussion, and practical support of local campaigns.
www.dancehouse.com.au/programs/the-green-bee
The Local History Park is worth a walk and can be found along the Gardiners Creek south of the Burwood Highway. Geosculpture (1993) can be found just north of Highbury Rd and is by Building Artists - Kirsten & Eric Hoak, Stone Mason Jim Charlwood, Fabrication Pizzey Engineering.
www.monash.vic.gov.au/Things-to-Do/Parks-Recreation/Gardiners-Creek-Trail-Shared-Path
www.melbourneplaygrounds.com.au/whitehorse-street-and-public-art
This conversation with Yin about place-time led us to some more fascinating research being undertaken at Deakin University via the The Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab led by Dr Tyson Yunkaporta & Dr John Davis and contributed to by many other researchers and knowledge holders.
www.ikslab.deakin.edu.au/2022/07/12/experimenting-with-an-indigenous-model-of-time/
Please follow the walking journey by following maps and biographies of all artists and guests on the ~FLOWING LOOPS~ website at www.flowingloops.com
This artistic program has been supported by the SRL Community Projects Fund www.suburbanrailloop.vic.gov.au/communityfund