ECOTONE

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ecotone-event

Date:
Saturday 07 November 2026 02:00 pm until Saturday 07 November 2026 05:00 pm (Add to calendar)
Contact:
Amelia Wallin
a.wallin@latrobe.edu.au
Presented by:
Amelia Wallin, Eugenia Lim, Jinjoo Kim (KR), Zoe Scoglio, James Nguyen, Gillian Kayrooz and Anna Nalpantidis
Type of Event:
Public Lecture; Seminar/Workshop/Training

ECOTONE is a long-term artistic exchange bringing mid-career Australian and South Korean artists into reciprocal exchange. Led by artists Eugenia Lim (AUS) and Jinjoo Kim (KR) with Anna Nalpantidis, and supported by Line Cultural Foundation (Seoul, KR) and La Trobe Art Institute (Bendigo, AUS), ECOTONE fosters intercultural dialogue, place-based ecological artistic practice and meaningful connections between Australian and South Korean artistic communities.

WHAT IS ECOTONE?

‘Ecotone’ is an ecological term for the meeting place between two distinct communities or ecosystems - a space of transition, overlap and exchange where different environments meet and new forms of life can emerge.

For this pilot program, the term becomes a way of thinking about artistic exchange: a space between where artists, ideas, practices and perspectives can meet, shift and take root. Rather than simply moving between two places, ECOTONE creates the conditions for reciprocal exchange, allowing new relationships, collaborations and ways of thinking to emerge through ecological and place-based practice.

PUBLIC PROGRAM

Join us at La Trobe Art Institute on Saturday 7 November for a day of artist-led conversation, screening and drinks.

11 - 12:30 pm - Djarra led tour
Join a Djaara-led tour of Wanyarra Dum (the Frog Ponds) on Yaram Yaram Manya (Bendigo Creek), a culturally significant site where ecological restoration has renewed a chain of interconnected freshwater habitats.

2 - 3 pm - Actions for Water II: Floor Talk
Join artist Eugenia Lim along with exhibition curators for a floor talk exploring Actions for Water II and its intersections with ecology, place and artistic practice.

3 - 4 pm - ECOTONE: Screening & Artist Sharing
A screening and conversation with Eugenia Lim, Jinjoo Kim (KR), Zoe Scoglio, James Nguyen, Gillian Kayrooz and Anna Nalpantidis, sharing reflections from ECOTONE - a new Australia-Korea exchange bringing artists together through ecological and place-based practice.

4-5pm - Informal Drinks[Text Wrapping Break]Stay for a drink, snacks and continue the conversation with artists and guests.

All welcome.

FUNDING CREDITS

Ecotone has received grant funding from the Australia-Korea Foundation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, and is supported by Latrobe Art Institute and the Line Cultural Foundation. 

CREDITS

Lead Artists: Eugenia Lim (AU) and Jinjoo Kim (KR)

Creative Producer: Anna Nalpantidis

Lead Partners: La Trobe Art Institute (AU) - Amelia Wallin (Senior Curator)

Presenting Partners: Line Cultural Foundation (KR) - Wonseok Koh (Director) and Minji Jin (Assistant Curator)

Collaborating Artists: Zoe Scoglio, James Nguyen and Gillian Kayrooz (AU), Ellie Kyungran Heo, HyeJoo Jun and Hyemin Son (KR)

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