Ceramic Little Penguin Nesting Module exhibited @ 'Crafted Technology’ at The Jam Factory Gallery 2, Adelaide

Join us at the opening of 'Crafted Technology’ at The Jam Factory Gallery 2, Adelaide Opening 6th May and open until 18th July 2021.

I am excited to join Bin Dixon-Ward, Leah Heiss, Zhu Ohmu, Jess Taylor in this exhibition, curated by Caitlin Eyre.

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Ceramic Little Penguin Nesting Module (2021) - created for the threatened population of Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) at Emu Bay, Kangaroo Island. Photo credit - Peter Whyte

This work is offered to buyers who would like to purchase this work to ‘gift into habitat’ at the Emu Bay little penguin colony on Kangaroo Island. Groups and individuals are encouraged to ‘own’ this work together to form a generous group committed to supporting innovative science and design in species support. After exhibition this ceramic nesting module will be fitted with an ibutton (to measure temperature and humidity) and installed into a colony site and monitored for use in molt and nesting uptake.

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I would like to acknowledge my collaborators on this project.

Dr Diane Colombelli-Négrel Négrel, penguin ecologist, lecturer in animal behaviour at Flinders University and principal investigator at BirdLab.

Sarah-Lena Reinhold, PhD Candidate, School of Biological sciences and the Environment, University of Adelaide.

Kate Welz, President of the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Network.

Paul Jennings, Kangaroo Island Landscape Board for assistance with module placement permit.

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I am very excited to announce that the Jam Factory is a sponsor of this work. Image Peter Whyte. Thanks also to @lawsonfurness for editing Peter’s fabulous images into a clip. #ceramics #penguins

Vessel: Art as a Doorway Posdcast - Jane Bamford

My interview on Vessel: Art as a Doorway Podcast discusses the factors that led to the spotted handfish in Tasmanian becoming critically endangered. It outlines the innovative use of ceramics used as a material for spawning habitat for this charismatic fish. Learn more about Dr Tim Lynch and the spotted handfish conservation team at CSIRO, Hobart.

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The Australian Ceramics Podcast - In Conversation with Jane Bamford

This conversation was recorded at the Australian Ceramics Triennale on 3 May 2019 at Princes Wharf One, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Lou McCallum was joined by Jane Bamford after her presentation, The CSIRO Spotted Handfish Project.

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Jane Bamford. Ceramic artificial spawning habitat (ASH) for the spotted handfish 2018

Jane Bamford. Ceramic artificial spawning habitat (ASH) for the spotted handfish 2018

Garland Magazine - Jane Bamford - Kelp and porcelain weavings

On the back of the successful Sea Inside Exhibition at Handmark Gallery, Salamanca Place in Hobart, Garland Magazine published an article about Tasmanian ceramicists who are HOLDING SPACE MAKING PLACE.

These themes provide a lens through which each of us might interrogate his or her practice. They are broad enough to be universally applicable whilst specific enough to allow for a deeply personal response.

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“Jane Bamford’s sculptural work asks us to consider nature’s ability to do so in the face of sustained assault.”
— Dee Taylor-Graham and Janny McKinnon, Garland Magazine
Jane Bamford Porcelain and Kelp weaving ‘Ecosystems Tipping’ Photo:Peter Whyte

Jane Bamford Porcelain and Kelp weaving ‘Ecosystems Tipping’ Photo:Peter Whyte