ABSTRACT
The problem of discourse and participation The key question of this chapter is this: Can artwork contribute to the evolution of a tree from a thing to a being of value? Building on over 20 years of work, the Collins & Goto Studio proceeds slowly, immersed in communities of interest and expertise. Working across arts media, digital media, philosophy, science and technology, we explore meaning and interrelationship through experience, discourse, reflection and in-studio practice. Early work was influenced by discourse theory and ethics moderated by ideas about power and agonistic plurality. That work was about changing ideas of the form, function and meaning of nature in a postindustrial context.
