In the past five years, after starting a family and spending time in Australia and Switzerland, the focus of Susan Hauri-Downing’s work has shifted from themes directly related to environmental degradation caused by unsustainable land management practices introduced by early Australian colonists in the 19th Century, towards exploring the ways in which the global cultivation of native and foreign plant species and their related ecologies represent personal and cultural signifiers of human needs. These needs include aesthetics, cultural ties to the past, food security, availability of traditional food, biodiversity and many other factors.


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