معرفی
Ana Lara Heyns is a Research Fellow in the Department of Fine Art at Monash University, where she conducts interdisciplinary research at the intersection of art, urban design, and environmental justice. Her work emphasizes Indigenous-led, community-centered approaches to reimagining urban water systems and subterranean spaces.
Her research interests include decolonial urbanism, sonic and augmented reality art, environmental art, and spatial justice. Through practice-based and collaborative methodologies, she explores how artistic interventions can reveal hidden urban infrastructures and foster deeper community connections to place and water.
The recent body of work demonstrates a consistent focus on urban water, embodied experience, and decolonization. Her publications span journals such as Geoforum and Cities, as well as design-focused outlets like Kerb, reflecting a transdisciplinary approach that bridges art, geography, and urban design.
Ana Lara Heyns actively contributes to public discourse through community events, public lectures, and artist residencies. Notable engagements include the MTalks - Decolonising Water event, Future Forums: First Nations for Water Justice, and a residency at the State Library of Victoria focused on repairing memory and place through urban water design. These activities highlight her commitment to knowledge co-creation with Indigenous communities and public audiences.
She has participated in multiple public events and exhibitions, including the REPAIRING MEMORY AND PLACE residency and the The Devil wears Praxis keynote, underscoring her role as a public intellectual and artist-researcher engaged in urgent socio-environmental issues.
