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Wilde Projects is a collaboration project with artist Richard Orjis, which aims to connect communities through public art and ecology events and installations.
In 2019 Wilde Projects presented ‘Walking in Trees’, an outdoor art project connecting urban dwellers with the natural world around them. From 31 August to 15 September 2019, a specially constructed scaffolding staircase enabled Aucklanders to walk, sit and relax in the magical sub-canopy of a majestic Himalayan cedar tree in Albert Park.
Walking in Trees illuminated Albert Park’s fascinating history. Built on the remnants of an ancient volcano, a pā site and military barracks, and located above 3.5 km of underground tunnels, the park has also played host to music festivals, graduation celebrations and significant antiwar, queer, feminist and land protests.
Walking in Trees asked such questions as: How might we build cities in alternative ways? What histories are seen and unseen? What forms of collectives are now needed? How can collectives cross borders and encompass sameness and difference with other humans, plants and animals?
Walking in Trees created an opportunity for its audience to explore the city from a new perspective, and along with the sculptural installation, to engage with free talks and workshops that explored creativity, ecology and local histories.
Wilde Projects acknowledge and pay respect to Ngāti Whātua Orākei as the Tangata Whenua of Albert Park and the Waitematā. The 2019 Walking in Trees project was made possible with the support of the Auckland Council and Waitematā Local Board.
“Nothing seemed too big or out of the question for Renée”
Richard Orjis | Artist
