A living social document: Kate Robertson’s Recording the medicinal plants of Siwai, Bougainville
Our lives intersect with the natural world in complex ways. Kate Robertson’s community-led project, Recording the medicinal plants of Siwai, Bougainville, addresses the impact of global technologies on the loss of traditional knowledge and language specifically as they relate to the medicinal plants of the region. Crucially, the works are co-authored; by Robertson, the community and the environment. Through her practice, Robertson raises important ethical questions about the
