Florescence

Pamela Whitaker

Florescence

Pamela Whitaker

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Abstract

Florescence refers to flowering, a changing situation and development. Flowers are expressions of life support and contribute to both biodiversity and human vigour. Human aesthetic correspondences to flowers include the capacity to identify with flower species that become them. The ephemeral nature of flowers is an opportunity to reflect upon metamorphosis as a human and botanical experience. As an art material, flowers evoke experiences of sensory absorption and facilitate attunement to temporality, blossoming attributes and decomposition.

Original language	English
Journal	Ecopoiesis
Volume	3
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 6 Jul 2022

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

Environmental Art Therapy
Flowers in Contemporary Art
Flowers in Art Therapy

Access to Document

ecopoiesis 2022 #2Final published version, 14.6 MB

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2 Invited talk

World Art Therapy Conference
Whitaker, P. (Speaker)
10 Feb 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Canadian Art Therapy Association Conference, Coming Home—Culture, Hope and Connection
Whitaker, P. (Speaker)
25 Aug 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk

1 Chapter
1 Editorial
1 Exhibition

Florilegium: A Floral Compendium to Enhance Quality of Life
Whitaker, P., 7 Nov 2025, Irish Studies in Europe: SHARING AGRICULTURAL AND GARDENING CULTURES IN IRELAND: WRITERS AND ARTISTS. Mianowski, M. & Morisson, V. (eds.). Trier, Germany: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier, Vol. 12. p. 63-77 15 p. (Irish Studies in Europe ; vol. 12).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Observances: Art as an Answer Gallery, 24th Annual Conference, Arts Therapies Today: Arts Therapies in Education, Medicine and Social Sphere
Whitaker, P. (Photographer), 31 Mar 2021
Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
Art Therapy and Environment
Whitaker, P. (Editor), 17 Jun 2017, In: Canadian Journal of Art Therapy: Research, Practice, and Issues. 30, 1, p. 1 4 p., https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08322473.2017.1338915.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

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Florescence

Abstract

UN SDGs

Keywords

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Activities

World Art Therapy Conference

Canadian Art Therapy Association Conference, Coming Home—Culture, Hope and Connection

Research output

Florilegium: A Floral Compendium to Enhance Quality of Life

Observances: Art as an Answer Gallery, 24th Annual Conference, Arts Therapies Today: Arts Therapies in Education, Medicine and Social Sphere

Art Therapy and Environment

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