Artists working to save the natural environment of the local mangroves
Check out this amazing video made by Enrico Santucci, of the Mangrove Tree Planting Day that happened on the 18th February.
Please click this link:
Altona Mangroves planting – HD 720p.mov
Or watch it on Youtube:
Thanks to Enrico for the video, Rebecca Morris from the University of Melbourne, and the amazing volunteers who helped out on the day!
Photos courtesy of Jacqui Dreessens
Mangroves from the Water exhibition is happy to collaborate with Ocean Tree Studios in Florida, USA to join the world celebration of the mangroves and wetlands on the International Mangroves Day.
Ocean Tree Studios is an environmental conservation organization founded in 2017 by Maya Greven (Founder, Creative Director).
“We believe that in restoring our landscape, we are restoring ourselves. Through community engagement, collaborative and creative efforts we hope to promote and further conservation efforts.” – Maya Greven
And so does the Mangroves from the Water team!
Reminder: ‘Mangroves from the Water’ is a group multimedia art exhibition will open on the International Mangroves Day 26 July and will end on 15 August on the opening day of the National Science Week, 15-23 August.
It is always interesting to know how artists/performers derive at their final works. We thank Jacqui for giving us a glimpse into her creative process, translating the inspiration from the natural mangrove environment by using images and words and ultimately transforming it into a physical dance performance.
Writing poetry about the Ecology of Place is vital for Jacqui’s dance making process. To begin to describe her sense of place, Jacqui uses verbs, adverbs, adjectives and alliteration.
This helps to unpack her experience from being in and amongst the mangroves while floating in a kayak. These words become the launching pad for movement improvisations in the dance studio.
Jacqui develops the bodily shapes and movement transitions based on the mangroves, expressing her sensory experiences and memories through the physical bodily form.
For more information, please do visit and follow her on:
Our biggest opening to date, Thejamjar Alserkal Avenue is the perfect location to reach a vast audience to spread our message. Thank you to Thejamjar team for a marvelous effort! A great evening was had by all!
Here are a few photos of the gallery:
Take our Mangroves from the Water exhibition opening as an opportunity to also visit this special Fort at the Umm Al Quwain Museum.
Built in 1768 as the residence of the Emiri family and seat of government until 1969. Highlights include the fine majlis (meeting room), old Bedouin jewellery, fancy weapons and interesting archaeological finds.
We are excited to transform this space into an art gallery, to emphasize the importance of preservation of the local heritage along side the natural environment.
Visit the fort, museum and the exhibition until the 19th December.
Saturday – Thursdays, 8-2/ 5-8pm and Friday 5-8pm.
Here are a few photos of our Mangroves from the Water exhibition at the building of our sponsor, the Environment Agency- Abu Dhabi.
The exhibition runs from 1 – 5 November, before moving to Sharjah next week.
Mangroves from the Water (MFTW) 