Publications

The following is a list of publications by Tim Collins and Reiko Goto, two environmental artists who have been working together since 1985. Their work primarily focuses on natural public places and the everyday experience of environmental commons, and they are known for their phenomenological approach to site-conditioned public art and a radical democratic approach to post-industrial landscape and ecological restoration. In these publications, they delve into topics such as deep mapping, plein air, empathy and imagination in art, and the cultural and ecological values of ecosystems.

• Collins, T. (2023) “Environmental Artworkers.” In Field: The Journal of Socially Engaged Art Criticism, Winter Issue 23. Ed. Grant Kester. Special Issue on Newton and Helen Mayer Harrison, Editor Tatiana Sizoenenko. Online https://field-journal.com/issue-23/field-issue-23. University of California at San Diego. 
• Collins, T., Goto Collins, R. (2023) “Ancient boglands and the Irish Peat Industry: Does Culture Mitigate Ecocide?” In  Rethinking Art and Creativity in an Era of Ecocide: Embodiment, Performance and Practice. Eds, Jones, O., Parry, B., Pigott, A.,  London, UK: Bloomsbury Press, Arts and Visual Culture.
• Goto, R. Collins, T. (May 2022) “Horse, Empathy and Sign: becoming a part of the Houyhnhnm’s environment.” In Arts, Special Issue. Eds. Catarina Silva Lebre Elias, H., Cruzeiro, C, Douglas, A., Madeira, C., Basel, Switzerland: MDPI Publishing https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/11/2/46/htm
• Collins, T., Goto Collins, R. (2020) Deep Mapping: Lough Boora Sculpture Park. Offaly Tullamore, Ireland; Offaly County Council.
• Collins, T., Goto Collins, R. (2019) Plein Air: The Breath of Trees. Exhibition Catalogue. Glasgow, Scotland: Collins & Goto Studio.
• Collins, T., McLean, R., Collins, R.G. (2019) There is a Work in the interpretation of the Work in the Journal for Visual Art Practice, (Vol 18 – 2019, Issue 3) Pp. 221-237. Abingdon: Taylor and Francis.
• Collins, T., Goto, R.G., Malcolm, C, Dietzler, G. (2019) Plein Air | Sylva Datum Musica. Frankfurt, Germany: Gruenrekorder. 
• Goto Collins, R., Collins, T. (2018) “The Black Wood: Relations, Empathy and a Feeling of Oneness in Caledonian Pine Forests.” In Arts, Religion, and the Environment. Eds. Bergmann and Clingerman, Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Rodopi.
• Goto Collins, R., Collins, T. (2018) “The Black Wood: Relations, Empathy and a Feeling of Oneness in Caledonian Pine Forests.” In Arts, Religion, and the Environment. Eds. Bergmann and Clingerman, Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Rodopi.
• Collins, T., Goto Collins, R., Edwards, D. (2017) A Critical Forest Art Practice. In Landscape Research  Journal  (Vol. 43 #2). Abingdon: Taylor and Francis.
• Edwards, D., Collins, T., Goto Collins, R. (2017) An arts-led dialogue to elicit shared, plural and cultural values of ecosystems. In Ecosystem Services 21 (2016) 319–328, Special Session on Cultural Ecosystem Services: Frontiers in Theory and Practice, Ed. Kenter, J. Netherlands: Elsevier Publications.
• Goto Collins, R., Collins, T. (2017) “Imagination and Empathy – Artists with Trees.” In Participatory Research in More-than-Human Worlds. Eds. Bastian, M., Jones, O., Roe, E. Oxon, UK: Taylor and Francis.
• Collins, T., Goto, Collins, R. (2016) “Defining a Practice: With Reflection on Sylva Caledonia.” In Elemental: An Arts and Ecology Reader, Brady, J., Ed. Liverpool UK: Gaia Press
• Edwards, D. Goto Collins, R., (2016)“Does the Conservation Status of a Caledonian Forest also Indicate Cultural Ecosystem Value?” In Bio Cultural Diversity in Europe.  Ed. Agnoletti, M. of the University of Firenze, Italy. London: Springer-Verlag.
• Collins, T., Goto Collins, R., Edwards, D. (2015) Future Forest: The Blackwood, Rannoch Scotland. Oxford and Roslin: Landscape Research Group Press and Forest Research.
• Collins, T., Goto Collins, R., Edwards, D. (2014) “A Case Study: Forest Futures, Kinloch Rannoch: Artistic engagement, interviews, deliberations and social learning to reveal hidden cultural values” in, the UK National Ecosystems Assessment Follow-on, Shared Plural and Cultural Values: A Handbook for DecisionMakers. Eds Kenter, J., Reed, M. et al. Cambridge: UNEP-WCMC
• Collins, T., Goto Collins, R., Edwards, D. (2014) “Future Forest – Caledonian – Aware Access – Blackwood“, in Imagining Natural Scotland. Ed Griffith, D. Glasgow and Edinburgh: Creative Scotland.
• Collins, T (2012) Art, Imagination and Environment. In Thompson, I. Howard, P. and Waterton, E. (Eds) Companion to Landscape Studies. London: Routledge
• Goto Collins, R. Collins, T. (2012) Art and LIVING Things – The ethical, aesthetic impulse. In Brady, E. And Phemister, P. (Eds.) Transformative Values: human environment relations in theory and practice. London: Springer-Verlag.
• Goto Collins, R., Collins, T. (2011) Scotland: Plein Air, Ethics and Art. Women Environmental Artists Directory Magazine, Issue 3, Border Crossings. Women Environmental Artists Directory, Berkeley, California.
• Ball, L., Collins, T., Goto, R., Damon, B., (2011) Environmental Art as Ecological Restoration in Egan, D., Hjerpe, E.E., Abrams, J.,(Eds.) Human Dimensions of Ecological Restoration: Integrating Science, Nature and Culture. Washington: Island Press.
• Collins, T. (2010) 3 Rivers 2nd Nature 2000-2005, Water, Land & Dialogue. In Carney, L.S., And Pageot, E-A, In a special issue on Landscape, Cultural Spaces, Ecology. RACAR, Revue d’art Canadienne / Canadian Art Review, Vol 35 Issue 3. Arnprior, ON: Canada Universities Art Association of Canada.
• Collins, T. (2008) Can or Should Artists Attempt to Create Verifiable Change? In O’Reilly, S., Beauchamp, P. (Eds.) Sense in Place, Site-ations International. Cardiff, Wales: Centre for Research in art and Design, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, and Dublin: Dublin Institute of Technology DIT, Ireland.
• Tarr, J, Muller, T. and Collins, T. (2008) Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers From Industrial to Environmental Infrastructure. In Mauch, C. and Zeller, T. (Eds.) Rivers in History: Designing and Conceiving Waterways in Europe and North America. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. The article was subsequently reprinted at the request of the editors in: Mohl, R. and Biles, R. (2012) The Making of Urban America. Maryland: Rowan and Littlefield.
• Collins, T. (2008) Art Nature and Aesthetics in the Post Industrial Public Realm. In France, R. (Ed.) Healing Nature, Repairing Relationships: Restoring Ecological Spaces and Consciousness. Chicago, ILL: Green Frigate Books.
• Collins, T. (2007) Art, Environment and Ecology: within a changing social and environmental context. In Channeling Herbert: earthworks. artworks. public works, Curator/Editor Cheryl dos Remédios. Washington, US: Cultural Division City of Kent. 
• Collins, T. (2007) Catalytic Aesthetics. In the publication from the conference, Artful Ecologies, Falmouth: University College Falmouth.
• Collins, T. Kline, J. Vallianos, K. Fox, C. et al (2006) Ecology and Recovery: Allegheny County, Final Report, Pittsburgh PA: STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, Carnegie Mellon University. (Executive Summary)
• Collins, T. and Goto, R. (2005) An Ecological Context. In Miles, M. (Ed.) New Practices/New Pedagogies: Emerging Contexts, Practices and Pedagogies in Europe and North America. Lisse, Netherlands: Swets and Zeitlinger.
• Goto, R. and Collins, T. (2005) Mapping Social and Ecological Practices. In Miles, M. (Ed.) New Practices/New Pedagogies: Emerging Contexts, Practices and Pedagogies in Europe and North America. Lisse, Netherlands: Swets and Zeitlinger.
• Collins, T. Farber, S. Fox, C. Goto, R. Perkins Eastman Architects et al (2004) An Ecological and Physical Investigation of Pittsburgh’s Hillside. (Report to the City of Pittsburgh Hillsides Committee). Pittsburgh PA: STUDIO for Creative Inquiry and Perkins Eastman Architects with Allegheny Land Trust.
• Collins, T. (2004) Aesthetic Diversity. In Strelow, H. David, V., (Eds.) Herman Prigann – Ecological Aesthetics: Theoretical Practice of Artistic Environmental Design. Berlin, Germany: Berkhäuser Verlag, AG.
• Collins, T. (2003) Lyrical Expression, Critical Engagement, Transformative Action: An Introduction to Art and the Environment. Community arts network: Reading Room, Arts and the Environment [online]. Burnham, L. (Ed.), [cited 22nd February 2007]. Accessed via Community Arts Network at: <http://www.communityarts.net/readingroom/archivefiles/2003/06/lyrical_express.php> (Subsequently translated into German) Lyrischer Ausdruck, Kritisches Engagement, Transformative Aktion. Hagia Chora Magazine, #17, 1/2004. Germany: Dietzenbach. pp. 14-19. (Translated into French), Expression Lyrique, Engagement Critique, Action Transformatrice : une Introduction à l’Art et à l’Environnement. In Ecologie et Politique, #36, June 2008,Éditions Syllepse.France: Paris) pp. 127-153.
• Collins, T. and Goto, R. (2003) Art, Landscape, Ecology and Change. In Hall, T. and Miles, M. (Ed.) Urban Futures. London: Routledge.       
• Collins, T. (2003) Postindustrielle Landschaft-Nine Mile Run: Interventions in the Rust Belt: The Art and Ecology of Post-Industrial Public Space. In Genske, G.D. and Hauser, S . (Ed.) Die Brache als Chance:Eing Transdisziplinarer Dialog Uber Verbrauchte Flachen. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag.
• Collins, T. (2002) 3 Rivers – 2nd Nature the River Dialogues. In Bennet S. and Butler, J. (Ed.) Recoveries and Reclamations, Exeter: University of Plymouth, Bristol: Intellect Publishing.
• Collins, T. (2002) Conversations in the Rust Belt. In Herzogenrath, B. (Ed.) From Virgin Land to Disney World: Nature and Its Discontents in the America of Yesterday and Today. Amsterdam and Atlanta: and Rodopi.
• Pinkham, R. and Collins, T. (2002) Post-Industrial Watersheds: Retrofits and restorative redevelopment (Pittsburgh Pennsylvania). In France, R.L. (Ed.) The Handbook of Water Sensitive Planning and Design. London, New York, Washington D.C.: Lewis Publishers.
• Collins, T. (2001) The Rust–Belt Dialogues: An Artists Concept Model for Public Dialogue about Urban Stream Restoration. Ecological Restoration, 19(3).
• Ferguson, B., Pinkham, R. and Collins, T. (1999)Re-Evaluating Stormwater, The Nine Mile Run Model for Restorative Development. Snowmass Colorado: Rocky Mountain Institute. (Technical Appendix)
• Collins, T., Dzombak, D., Rawlins, J., and Tamminga, K., Thompson, S. (1999) Nine Nile Run Watershed, Rivers Conservation Plan. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: PA Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources.
• Collins, T. and Savage, K. (1998) Learning to See Assets as Well as Liabilities, opportunities as Well as Constraints. Public Work, Management and Policy, 2(3), pp. 210-219
• Bingham, B., Collins, T., Goto, R., and Stephen, J. (1998) Ample Opportunity: A Community Dialogue. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, Carnegie Mellon University.
• Collins, T. and Goto, R. (1997) Urban Reclamation. Leonardo, 30(3).
• Collins, T., Goto, R., Barnes, R., and Yuen, S. (1993) Aqua Pura (V. Trostle, V. and J. Redensek ed.). San Francisco California: San Francisco Art Commission and the San Francisco Department of Water.

Public Arts Plans

• Collins, T., Goto Collins, R. (2020) Deep Mapping: Lough Boora Sculpture Park. Offaly Tullamore, Ireland; Offaly County Council.
• Collins, T., Farabough, L., Oppenheimer, and M., Richards, P. (1991) Art Along the Waterfront: A Guide to Opportunities for Public Artists and Public Art on the Embarcadero of San Francisco (J. Redensek ed.). Sacramento California: The California State Arts Council.

Catalogues

• Collins, T., Goto Collins, R. (2019) Plein Air: The Breath of Trees. Exhibition Catalogue. Turchin Center for the Arts, Mayer Gallery, Appalachian University, Boone, North Carolina. Glasgow: Scotland: Collins & Goto Studio.
• Collins, T. and Goto, R. (2017) The Caledonian Decoy, Intermedia Gallery, The Centre for Contemporary Art. Glasgow, Scotland.
• Collins, T., Goto, R., Fremantle, C., Gregor, M., Loose, G. (2016) Sylva Caledonia with Gerry Loose, Morven Gregor and Chris Fremantle. Curated by James Howie and Holly Knox Yeoman. Summerhall Genotype/Phenotype gallery, Edinburgh Scotland.
• Collins, T., Goto Collins, R. (2013) Eden3: The Forest is Moving: Tha a’ Choille a’ Gluasad. (translation by Mhoireasdan, B.). Perth Museum and Art Gallery
• Collins, T. Goto Collins, R. with Malcom, C. (2013) Eden3: Trees are the Language of Landscape. Edinburgh: Tent Gallery in Art Space and Nature, University of Edinburgh.
• Collins, T. and Goto, R. (2010) Plein Air: The Ethical Aesthetic Impulse,  Curated by Angela Lennon. Peacock Visual Arts Centre for Contemporary Art
• Collins, T. and Goto, R. (2005) Initiating the Groundworks Exhibition.  In Kester, G. (Ed.) Groundworks: Environmental Collaboration in Contemporary Art. Pittsburgh PA: Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University.

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