Tarratarra

tarra tarra is an archive of works in the environmental humanities by Giulia Lepori and Michał Krawczyk. The environmental humanities research the human impact on and relationship with ecological processes of world formation, investigating and experimenting with ways to imagine human beings in relation with the Earth. tarra tarra is an archive of interdisciplinary research-creation projects, intended as a space of storytelling about elemental and multispecies relationality. The works contained in this archive appeared in books, academic journals, were presented at conferences and community events, as well as screenings at international film festivals, and two Art Biennales. Gratitude is extended to all the beings, elements, and energies that have made them possible. tarra tarra is the Gallurese equivalent of the Italian expression ‘terra terra’ meaning ‘simple’, ‘down-to-earth’ meaning ‘land’ and ‘soil’ too. Gallurese is the Sardinian dialect spoken by Giulia, from the region of Gallura – a land that Michał and Giulia are affectively connected to earth, here and now, means the Jagera and Turrbal peoples’ land in Meanjin/Brisbane where Giulia and Michał are based. tarra tarra acknowledges and pays respect to their Elders, past, present, and emerging giulia.lepori@alumni.griffithuni.edu.au michal.krawczyk@alumni.griffithuni.edu.au