Marrickville-based artist Shelley Watters explores compost (ing) as an artistic practice and methodology to blur the boundaries between nature and culture. Spanning photo media, textiles, sculpture, and sound art, Watters’ work is inspired by the concept of sympoiesis or “making with” coined by multispecies feminist theorist Donna J. Haraway. The 8 compost bins at her children’s school in Sydney’s Inner West are the heart of the edible garden and her practice. “My passion for compost (aesthetic, conceptual, ecological, and psychological) stems from its power to transform and potential to evoke wonder and awe," says Shelley Watters.