A story of how earth art comes to life
Impermanence can be defined as the state or fact of lasting for only a limited period of time, the understanding that this too will change. Making art with the earth brings Alana to a meditative state of mind where she can truly feel impermanence. In each time a leaf moves, or the elements change the course of a piece.
Alex does end to end video production. Find some examples of her work below.
Freshwater Salt Spring
An exploration of the watersheds on Salt Spring Island, BC. Looking at the delicate balance of ins and outs and what makes water availability fragile and unique on islands, Freshwater Salt Spring brings multiple perspectives to how we relate to the watersheds we live in.
KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest
A land acquisition campaign video for the purchase and protection of KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest. Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Pender Islands Conservancy teamed up and successfully protected this property after raising $2.18 million.
Habitat Acquisition Trust - Good Neighbour’s project
Property owners have many questions about how to find a balanced approach working on the land (in harmony) with nature, rather than against it. This video is to raise awareness of Habitat Acquisition Trust’s Good Neighbours Program which provides landowners with the tools to be habitat stewards of natural ecosystems around them.
Luke Wallace - Comeback
Luke Wallace spent a lot of his time contributing to the logging blockade in the Fairy Creek Watershed. He wrote a song about his time there and this music video was put together showing land defenders and the beauty of Fairy Creek.
A conservation prospectus for the Fraser River Estuary
In 2017 researchers from the Martin Conservation Decisions Lab at the University of British Columbia and University of Victoria’s Baum Lab were supported by MEOPAR to apply a cutting edge conservation decision-making tool – Priority Threat Management.
Cypress Mountain Ravens, a story of how the art comes to life
Alana Hansen and I ventured into the mountains to create a winter inspired video showing her artistic process. A story of how the art comes to life; moment to moment, ever evolving as it may be. This day was magical... chilled to the bone kind of magic.
Protect the Fraser Estuary - reject Terminal 2 expansion
The Port of Vancouver is proposing to double the size of the Deltaport shipping terminal in the heart of the Fraser estuary, putting further stress on an estuary that has already lost more than 70% of its floodplain. This campaign video was put together for a collaboration of non-profits who are working together to stop the Terminal 2 expansion project.
