Interview
The lovely Marissa published an article about my work on DasSuperPaper, a free Australia-wide magazine. Here’s the introduction: As the global pace of urbanisation accelerates and the world’s agricultural resources diminish, Diego Bonetto’s use of organic material and exploration of agrarian botanical themes emphasise key eco concerns such as temporality, the fragility of nature, the […]
on privet posters, or rather, how you got there via a busy year
Somewhere you read 2008 is the year of getting busy building for the future..uhmm Sure you where busy up to now! This post is just to make a list of what you have been up to so far and a few upcoming events as well. You, reader, might or might not know you are involved […]
Brenda’s Gin
A twig of a tree in the empty vessel of the Empire’s tears. Monkey do, monkey see, monkey fears. Brenda, Haberfield
on hanging gardens and other tales
by Underbelly Public Arts Lab and Festival Artists: Makeshift and Nobody Editor: Dylan Behan Mostly filmed by: Dom Santangelo Music: Meem
privet rave
One Bonsai Privet’s Story Twenty five years ago I was removed from a chook pen in postcode 2454 and put in a pot. What could I do to stop it? Nothing. What have I done about it? Adapted The carer is not so smart and endlessly resists the reality of being root bound in a […]
chiara’s tale
This plant was left on the desk one early morning. We loved the presence of a little jumping spider! Grazie Chiara! FRA “N CESCA Fra ‘n Cesca are my two little succulents! they have both living with us since the day I went to the Glebe’s market to find a present for my sister birthday- […]
Luca’s
This postings are a double-blogging exercise. The project’s page is Hanging Garden and Other Tales.. Lucas and Elena with their cactus Mama Cactus On new years eve, 2001, a bunch of us went for a big bike ride around to lots of different parties – in Darlinghurst, Surry Hills, and Glebe. We figured ti was […]
mark’s green friend
My grandmother was such a great thumb. THis plant was one of few she gave me years ago, and the beginning of my personal love of plants. Nanna nena, my grandmother, passed away late last year, so this plant is extra special now. Like she lives with me in my studio. Mark, Camperdown
more pots, more tales
Yesterday was a great day for the Hanging Gardens and Other Tales. Many willing palnt lover parted themselves of special friends, to enrich the dispaly of beautiful tales. below is the tale told by Ali’s green friends: I thought I was a total brown-thumb, death to plants, until the day my ex-girlfriend took me around […]
more plants! more stories
This plant was given to me during a polish christmas celebration, It propagates very easily, you just break a branch off and stick it in the ground, and that’s how i received it. My friend has given away manyof this plant, and i have continued to break off parts and giving them them away also. […]
