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Saskia Schut
‘‘How were plants involved in the history of colonialism as active participants? What role do they play today?’ —Uriel Orlow
We are all part of the narratives – of past, current and emerging stories and their cultural and ecological effects. In what ways do each of us shape them? In what ways can we let other voices in and destabilise dominant narratives? How do the typical tools and modes of landscape architecture enforce dominant narratives? In what ways can we refigure them? In what ways are plants involved in these narratives? In what ways can landscape architects contribute to a more equitable future?
Working through these complex questions, this design studio explored how landscape architecture can make positive contributions to the conditions and wellbeing of people, cultural practices and environments. Focused on the regional community of Murrin Bridge, created by Ngiyampa, Wiradjuri and Barkindji people, and located in Wiradjuri Country in the central-western district of New South Wales, the aim of this design studio is to understand, design and interrogate the agency of landscape as a relational condition for community revitalization.
In this studio, students developed decolonising strategies for landscape architecture, ethical frameworks for working with plants, and understanding of protocols for working in Indigenous contexts. An initial series of critically engaged research/mapping/design exercises led into an intensive design development stage focused on planting proposals that support Indigenous knowledge of Caring for Country and ecological restoration. This initial proposal was developed with the generous participation of the Murrin Bridge community. The final phase involved an intensive design development that responded to the Community feedback, and was supported by further in-depth research and positioning.