Southern Resilience

University of Technology Sydney and University of Newcastle

Aboriginal Nation

Yuin, Barkindji, Gadigal, Awabakal (NSW) and Ngati Tukurohe (Aotearoa)

Location

In New South

Wales: Sydney

White Bay Power

Station; Delprat

Garden, Newcastle;

Rosedale; Culpra.

In Aotearoa: Kuku,

Horowhenua, North

Island

Client

17th Venice

Architecture

Biennale

Jury comment

Congratulations to the Southern Resilience team for its evocative research project, which culminated in audiovisual displays at the Venice Biennale. The scale of thinking and level of detail brought to bear within this project are admirable, and the highly skilled way in which research, policy and communications have been intertwined is commendable. The jury was enthralled by the inventive use of video to help present complex information in a highly accessible way – and believes that this showcases, on the international stage, how diverse design and storytelling techniques can come together in a powerful way.

Humus (film collaborators) Sue Anne Ware, Enisa Muranovic, Chris Johnstone, Megan Murray, Kayla Sparks, Ainslie Murray, Kuba Dorabiliski, Penny Allan, Martin Bryant, D’arcy Newberry-Dupe, Miranda Cunningham, Mia Livermore, Jed Cranfield The Value of Water (film collaborators) Martin Bryant, Penny Allan, Miška Mandić, Jock Gilbert, Huhana Smith, Aroha Spinks, Yota Kojima, Martin Manning, Laurie Cairns, Moira Poutama, Megan Alice Clune, Sophie Pearce, Kei Uta Collective Living with Fire (film collaborators) Penny Allan, James Melsom, Miška Mandić, Nathan Galluzzo, Martin Bryant, Michael Skipper, Megan Alice Clune, Luke Bacon, Mogo Aboriginal Land Council, Jack Egan, David Boardman, Heather McGregor, Vicki Smith, Kelwyn White, Nathan Parnell, Angie Radford Photographers James Melsom (top left, bottom); Sue Anne Ware (top right)