Left: Jørn Utzon, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, 1959–1973. Image by DOGMA, 2019. Middle, right: Image by author.
“alterations of the ground can be read as physical measures of power relationships.”
These devices become apparatus of social order that functions based on the stability of recurring patterns of behaviour.
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Fences, parcel boundaries, roads, regulations and restrictions become
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easement noun
a right to cross or otherwise use someone else's land for a specified purpose.
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Similarly, native grasslands require aboriginal land management practices to survive.
“alterations of the ground can be read as physical measures of power relationships.”
These devices become apparatus of social order that functions based on the stability of recurring patterns of behaviour.
Fences, parcel boundaries, roads, regulations and restrictions become
scars of colonialism.
the railway and the easement
easement noun
a right to cross or otherwise use someone else's land for a specified purpose.
The survival of remnant grasslands rely on Victoria’s railway system.
Similarly, native grasslands require aboriginal land management practices to survive.
“nature is intrinsically social.”
How can fire and burning practices be used to
decolonise the Western Plains of Victoria?
Left: Masterplan, Right: Easement, Images by author.
The Survey (Line)
Formal act of decolonising the land through the introduction of the Survey Line and its expansion.
The Expanded Line (Field)
The expansion creates a temporal field condition present with seasonality and communal ritual.
The Firestation and Culvert (Shed)
A balance between fire safety services by Country Fire Authority and fire activity by Firesticks Alliance.
