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Tanja Beer

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Ecological designer, community artist & Senior Lecturer in Design at the Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University, Australia

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Week One of the HopePunk climate festival was a hit! Excellent shows, enlightening and provocative panel conversations and an inspiring key note. There are two weeks left of the festival, so make sure to head down to La Mama to check it out! by @ecoscenography

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My PhD candidates are the pride and joy of my academic life. I am honoured to have a wonderful and growing local and international cohort who are doing world leading research in ecoscenography and sustainable design. The P+ERL team are always open to welcoming new Visiting Scholars (externally funded) and prospective PhD candidates. Just get in touch:)

@a.gsx_: ecoscenographic place-making & more-than-human scenography
@sophie.barfod : climate resilient interior design
@philosifar: eco-creative strategies for sustainable lighting design
@pennychallen: ecoscenography in musical theatre
@hiroko.oshima: Visiting scholar in ecoscenography (Lancaster University)
@paulaadrianomartins: Visiting scholar in ecoscenography 2025/2026 (University of São Paulo) by @ecoscenography

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Eco-creativity, experimental materials, eco-feminism and more. Our team had a blast sharing our work at @iftrmelbourne2026 !

We are grateful to connect with collaborators from across Australia and around the world. A huge thank you to IFTR and the organisers for a fantastic week. taken in University of Melbourne by @ecoscenography

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Much needed mini holiday in Styria, Austria! So grateful to spend time in the land of my ancestors and birthplace. Feeling so refreshed hanging out with family, being immersed in nature, swimming in pristine lakes, walking in the forest, eating traditional food (OMG how I miss the Austrian bread and pastries which are actually good for my digestive system!!!). Highlight was staying in such beautiful traditional-modern accomodation in the countryside. And seeing ordinary farms with solar and wind energy front and centre. Austria is definitely at its best in combing tradition with modern techology and climate action! taken in Austria by @ecoscenography

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Thank you @ietmnetwork for a wonderful gathering in Oulu, Finland, where we explored new horizons for the performing arts in Europe and beyond. This was my first time at an IETM meeting and I was struck by how warm, joyful and inclusive the community was.

I found my fellow eco-minded theatre folks very quickly here. @merinikula @wild_works and @shaulacambazzu were part of the IETM Green School that I hosted last year and meeting them in person and hearing more about their practice was very special.

Before coming to Oulu, I was also lucky to meet with Sara and John from the Enabling Multispecies Transitions of Cities and Regions Lab (MUST) in Helsinki to talk about future collaborations (See last pic).

P+ERL and MUST are super excited to be co-hosting a symposium on "Performing More-than-Human Relations: Arts-Science Strategies for a climate changed world" ( 24th of November, Helsinki). We will be sharing more about this soon!

#cultureforclimate #ietm by @ecoscenography

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Meet Lead CI @ecoscenography! Our eco designer and ecoscenography expert. 🌱 by @ecoscenography

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We are P+ERL 👋 by @ecoscenography

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First day travelling up to Central Queensland to conduct ARC fieldwork with OperaQLD's #festivalofoutbackopera in Winton. We are exploring the unique role that opera can play in advocating for and celebrating stories of biodiversity, forefronting the unique flora and fauna of the region. taken in Queensland Outback by @ecoscenography

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It is with great sadness that I share that my dearest friend and adopted dad Milton Perks passed away peacefully 3 weeks ago today. His death was the consequence of a tragic fall and we are still in shock and coming to terms with what happened. In the days leading up to his passing, he was so gracious and stoic, a true testament to the best of humans.

If you were lucky enough to have met Milton, you will know how much he was a tremendous part of my life. He was my greatest supporter and advocate, nurturing my love for nature and the performing arts. He worked with me on several Living Stage projects, including Castlemaine, NYC, Lorne and Melbourne. In every project, he was crucial to maintaining the plant care of the space. He was a dedicated gardener, overseeing watering and monitoring plant health and central to every project's success. He was also an incredible community liason, making heartfelt connections with collaborators and audiences alike.

Milton taught me how love is a verb and families can be found, but his greatest gift was that he truly made me a better person. It is the legacy of his friendship that I will always carry with me. Milton, we miss you so much already and you will be greatly missed by so many who knew you. by @ecoscenography

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When craft becomes ethics.

Meet Laura Marnezti (Mexico), a costume designer with nearly fifteen years of experience exploring costumes as living sculptures that transform spatial and bodily perception.

Her interest in sustainability stems from a 'craft ethic' that values slow processes, manual techniques, and dignified labour. Working intuitively with circularity, she transforms existing materials and natural fibres through close proximity to materiality and respect for those who work with it.

For Laura, sustainability isn't an imposed framework but emerges organically from gentler production schedules with maintenance and repair programmes instead of replacement.

Discover more at https://liinks.co/ecosisters in the bio or at https://ecoscenography.com/2026/03/09/ecosisters-laura-marnezti-on-slow-processes-and-the-ethics-of-making-mexico/

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Quando artesania se torna ética.

Conheça Laura Marnezti (México), figurinista com quase quinze anos explorando figurinos como esculturas vivas que transformam percepção espacial e corporal.

Seu interesse em sustentabilidade emerge de uma 'ética artesanal' que valoriza processos lentos, técnicas manuais e trabalho digno. Trabalhando intuitivamente com circularidade, ela transforma materiais existentes e fibras naturais através da proximidade com a materialidade e respeito por quem trabalha com ela.

Para Laura, sustentabilidade não é uma estrutura imposta, mas emerge organicamente de cronogramas de produção mais gentis com programas de manutenção e reparo em vez de substituição.

Descubra mais em https://liinks.co/ecosisters na bio ou em https://ecoscenography.com/2026/03/09/ecosisters-laura-marnezti-on-slow-processes-and-the-ethics-of-making-mexico/ by @ecoscenography

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What if scenography wasn't about objects at all?

Meet Elina Lifländer (Finland), scenographer, spatial artist, and lecturer whose practice challenges us to see beyond the visible.

Rooted in contemporary dance and experimental performance, Elina works with invisible scenography and spatial rhythms as conceptual materials. Her sustainability emerges from natural and recycled materials, but also from immaterial design strategies themselves.

For her, scenography is spatial and relational thinking rather than object-based construction. The most sustainable design might be the one you can't see – but deeply feel.

Discover more at https://liinks.co/ecosisters in the bio or at https://ecoscenography.com/2026/02/26/ecosisters-elina-liflander-on-invisible-scenography-spatial-rhythms-and-engaging-audiences-finland/

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E se cenografia não fosse sobre objetos?

Conheça Elina Lifländer (Finlândia), cenógrafa, artista espacial e professora cuja prática nos desafia a ver além do visível.

Enraizada na dança contemporânea e performance experimental, Elina trabalha com cenografia invisível e ritmos espaciais como materiais conceituais. Sua sustentabilidade emerge de materiais naturais e reciclados, mas também das próprias estratégias imateriais de design.

Para ela, cenografia é pensamento espacial e relacional em vez de construção baseada em objetos. O design mais sustentável pode ser aquele que você não vê – mas sente profundamente.

Descubra mais em https://liinks.co/ecosisters na bio ou em https://ecoscenography.com/2026/02/26/ecosisters-elina-liflander-on-invisible-scenography-spatial-rhythms-and-engaging-audiences-finland/ by @ecoscenography

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