Journal — Martin Hill
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Nature - stable, delicate or random?

Recently Yale Programme on Climate Change Communication has chosen to use Stone Circle again for an online report they are releasing for Earth Day this week titled Is Nature Stable, Delicate or Random?

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2017
Rich experiences

Fifty years ago today my friend Andy and I left UK on an overland journey to Everest, driving through the Middle East and India in an ex army truck and walking from Katmandu to Mt Everest and back. Last week I returned to serious mountaineering…

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2017
Circular design - mainstream

When I made Stone Circle in 1994 it was because I believed that sustainability would be achieved by “circular” design. I am delighted to announce that the Circular Design Guide by the top international design company IDEO has been launched at Davos, Switzerland…

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2017
Dusky Sound exhibition launch

In the summer of 2015 we were invited, along with 10 other artists by the Department of Conservation (DOC) to take part in an extraordinary art and conservation residency in Dusky Sound, Fiordland. The journey, the wilderness environment, the experiences and the friendships we shared were significant to us…

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2016
Guardian of the river

Protecting our rivers, the source of life, has become as urgent as protecting the air we breathe and the climate we rely on. This is what inspired us to create River Guardian recently. The end-of-winter conditions meant that the daytime air temperature rises, causing mist to swirl just above the cold surface of the water. We thought this would be an eerie setting for a temporary installation…

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2016
ArtBio Brazil - an interview

ArtBio is a Brazilian web based nonprofit organisation that develops science communication projects and promotes cultural and educational activities to share knowledge through art. The interview below is one of a series titled Antropocena…

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2016
Gold award won

Our collection of land art photographs The Guardians has won 1st prize in the Conceptual category in FAPA, the International Fine Art Awards. The second series we entered In Search of Synergy was shortlisted as a nominee for the same category, Conceptual…

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2016
Fine Line is "Heralded"

We have travelled so much in the past year but it is always nice to be recognised back home in New Zealand. Thanks to the New Zealand Herald for writing about our work on our Fine Line project. We are on the home stretch now…

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2016
Venice, Corsica and Thailand

Philippa and I have just returned from Venice where Synergy was exhibited as a finalist in the Arte Laguna Prize exhibition The exhibition opening and award ceremony was a glittering affair at the Arsenale Venice…

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2016
Architectural Digest recognition

When a design publication as illustrious as Architectural Digest recently published our land art photographs, we were impressed. Recognition at this international level is gratifying…

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2016
Acclaim from New York

The Creators Project from New York was impressed with our “man-meets-nature images” describing them as nature sculptures that exist between natural and man-made beauty…

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2016
A new beginning

The Paris Climate Summit agreement is a world first and we are hopeful that 2016 will mark a turning point in history when the world community recognises and acts upon its obligations towards protecting all future life…

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We are with you in Paris

Suez environment, a global resource management company headquartered in Paris has chosen to showcase our work in a major bilingual specialised publication for the UN COP21 climate summit opening today…

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2015
All eyes on Paris

Since exhibiting at Andorra Land Art Biennale and visiting Paris in September there has been interest in our work in France with two projects under discussion….

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2015