Pootopia’s Madame Crappington* was invited to speak to Chris Calcino from ABC Radio in Far North Queensland last week. FNQ was in the grips of Tropical Cyclone Narelle, and oil prices were (and still are) soaring due to the Iran-Israel-USA war. With all the shit going down in the world right now, we’re not surprised …
Category Archives: In the media
Pootopia featured in UOW SDG report 2024
Pootopia is not only an art project, and a community engagement project, and an environmental campaign. It’s also an research project for artists, economists, and scientists at University of Wollongong. In this report (12mb PDF file) UOW celebrates some of its research activities which align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Pootopia is featured on …
TURDIS World Premiere – short documentary video
Here’s a new video documentary from the launch of The Turdis at Wollongong Botanic Gardens, November 2024: Thanks to WayWard Films for producing this documentary!
Waste Not Want Not (article in Region Illawarra)
Region Illawarra has published an interview with Pootopia artist Kim Williams, celebrating a grant awarded by Wollongong’s wonderful Culture Bank. You can read the article here. Thanks to Region Illawarra journalist Zoe Cartwright for the media coverage, and thank you Culture Bank for the funds!
V.I.Poo at Yours and Owls – Short Video Documentary
Here’s a short video documentary created by WayWard Films in collaboration with the Pootopia! team. A glimpse at our project for the 2023 Yours and Owls Festival in Wollongong. Enjoy! V.I.Poo at Yours and Owls Festival 2023 from Luca Zoid on Vimeo.
Pootopia: the science, art and economics of human manure
Here’s an article about Pootopia in THE STAND, an online publication which champions University of Wollongong’s research projects. Thanks to writer Lizzie Jack. The text from the article is copied below: — Pootopia: the science, art and economics of human manure Most of us don’t think twice about the fact that our favourite fruit and …
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Pootopia on the Radio
Following the 2023 Yours and Owls Festival, we were interviewed by Stefan at ABC Radio Illawarra! Have a listen.