Treasure of Seeds
An Exhibition of Contemporary Art
This is one of the last projet in whit i am been involved
The opening as been On the 13th of September 2008 is a world art exhibition in aid of the Global Crops Diversity Trust. Some 20 artists, myself included, have been invited to submit works with an environmental theme, which celebrates the Treasure of Seed.

The exhibition brings together three trusts each of which have an environmental and conservational focus- The Global Crop Diversity Trust, Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust and the Botanical Garden Trust.

It has been brought together at Australia’s iconic ‘Jenolan Caves’ to celebrate the efforts of the Global Crop Diversity Trust to provide a repository to protect the seeds of the world’s agricultural crops in the event of a cataclysmic world event.
The seed repository is housed in a man made cavern deep under a mountain on Svalbard, Norway- just 1000km from the North Pole!

Concept developer and curator, contemporary artist; Jacqueline Martin-Miller says: “The works have been invited to challenge and stimulate and to encourage dialogue and awareness in the communities. The artists share a common bond and individual awareness of eco-preservation, environmental and humanitarian awareness”.

Global Crop Diversity Trust executive board member; Emeritus Professor John Lovett, will give a special presentation at the exhibition’s official opening on Saturday the 13th September on Australia’s key role in the Global Crop Diversity Trust.
Professor John Lovett stated: “Australia was one of the first countries to recognise the importance of the concept of the Global Crop Diversity Trust and to make a substantial financial contribution towards the trust attaining its objectives”.
Professor Lovett will also give a presentation in a cave at Jenolan on Sunday the 14th September to emphasise the parallels of Jenolan as a place where the caves help provide an insight into the past and the way in which the man made cavern has been developed to preserve the treasures of today for the future.

To read more, please visit the Treasure of Seeds Website.

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Biographical brief
Federico f. Mendoza is a Spanish Australian artist who started his creative career in the seventies. At this time he participated in Art performances making strong social comments dealing with broad issues such as violence in every day life and freedom of speech.
in the Eighties he lived and worked in France where he worked in the promotion of expressive popular creative crafts. He also participated in mail arts and other collaborative arts or cultural projects .

In the nineties he decided to follow formal education in Australia. After going through what he defined “some conflicts of identities “he completed the associated Diploma Of Fine Arts T.A.F.E Penrith (1992) Bachelor of Art --Visual Arts, University Western Sydney (1996), graduate Diploma of Adult and Community Education Catholic University Strafhfield (1999).

Over the past 30 years Federico has been involved in many cultural projects asserting the community spirit and the association of cultural values and creativity.

Una nueva exposición de ffmendoza

Federico Mendoza ha pasado su vida desafiando el uso y el sentido escondido de las imágenes visuales especialmente las que son manipuladas por poderes políticos y corporativos .

Ahora invita a su audiencia a viajar con él a través de una instalación real y virtual que se titula Folding History { La historia plegada} y con el subtitulo; distorsiones, la vida cotidiana y otras perspectivas exageradas, a Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre & Liverpool Regional Museum, a partir del 28 de Octubre hasta el 11 de Noviembre.

Federico ha ido envolviendo de mas en mas a su audiencia en interacciones con su trabajo conceptualmente y físicamente. En su primera exposición de Media Soldier -1 (instalación de pinturas ) en 2002, las caras de personas se convertían en pantallas de televisión comunicando y distorsionando percepciones y respuestas a imágenes de conflictos históricos y contemporáneos.

Media Soldiers II llevaba el mismo concepto en 15 esculturas tridimensionales cuyo conjunto formaba un reloj simbólico, llevando a la audiencia a pasearse entre estas, a estudiar las técnicas y a reflexionar sobre los significados desde diferentes ángulos.

En Folding History ( la historia plegada) Federico envuelve profundamente su audiencia en algunas temáticas sociales a la vez que en las técnicas de su exploración. El artista instalara un mimi estudio en la galería, visitantes a esta exposición podrán seguir parte del proceso creativo en directo, visitante y cualquier persona interesada, podrán de otra parte seguir procesos y marcha de esta experiencia con su computador a través de un Blog en el internet que se creara a este efecto .

Este proyecto ofrece un paseo a lo largo de los numerosos procesos de la creación del collage, montaje y assemblage, Federico da claves para descifrar desde una perceptiva personal para algunas de las influencias directas y indirectas de la imagen en los anuncios, la moda y las campañas políticas, así que su relación contradictoria con las imágenes producidas por artistas.

Federico utiliza la frivolidad, la repetición, las alteraciones, la manipulación en muy variadas técnicas que incluyen las nuevas tecnologías ( multimedia) para cuestionar, criticar, alterar las percepciones y provocar emociones que fomentan la reflexión . La ironía y la poesía se entremezclan.
" Mi trabajo consiste en expresar un sueño metafórico que pueda compartirse con la audiencia y que intenta representar un cierto sentido de lo extraordinario a través de los objetos o las cosas las mas humildes.

Folding History - La Historia plegada - distorsiones, la vida cotidiana y otras perspectivas exageradas

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre & Liverpool Regional Museum
Presenta una instalación multimedia de Federico F. Mendoza
Curadores Nicholas Tsoutas & Binghui Huangfu
A partir del 28 de Octubre hasta el 11 de Noviembre -
Apertura: Sábado 28 de Octubre a las 5 de la tarde
Lugar: Museo Regional de Liverpool
Corner of the Hume Highway and Congressional Drive
Liverpool NSW 2170
Para información contactar a Federico Mendoza

Module: creative craft
Level: Introduction

Profile of facilitator

Federico Mendoza is an artist and educator who has many experiences in the production, the teaching of creative craft-work and popular painting (decorative and expressive), he has organised workshops for different groups (different age, experience) in different opportunities or festivities.

His experience in implementing workshops include:
Decorative painting on objects and murals, folk art workshop and associative interest.
Initiation to drawing or improvement, experimental, imaginative or expressive drawing, as a support or a complement of manual activities.
Sculpture: He has organised general workshops of initiation to sculpture, engraving, bas-relief as well as modelling for different groups (children, teenagers, adults, people with impairment).
He has as well organised a variety of workshops such as jewellery, puppets and craft-works with paper and cardboard.


Masks workshops are recommended as an initiation to creative craft techniques, having the advantage that it does not require particular facilities or tools. Also it is an opportunity for parents or children's family member to share a useful and pleasant activity.

Workshop resume
Introduction and presentation : the different properties and the use of basic materials, basic tools , support techniques, costs, organisation. Examples
Orientation and secrets to organise this activity economically and get the most of it.
Support and techniques
Demonstration and preparatory exercises, start of the project.
This workshop will provide initiation to do masks and will allow participants to see by themselves if they have an interest in continuing this kind of activities or if they would like to specialise in a variation of this activity.

Materials basic :
Paper of different textures and dimensions
Cardboard, boxes ...
Texture hard and smooth
Cutter, scissors,glue
Other materials
Plaster bands -salt pastry ( flour - salt - water )
Wood - ceramic -
Associated techniques
Modeling - repoussage work, ,paper mache : as pulp or in pieces , pop -up
Concepts (verbs creative practice )V
To cut , to fold, to draw, to emboss, to plan, to design