'Forest Family' arose initially out of the interest of Rod Giblett in the early pioneering history of his family during the mid-nineteenth century in the south-west forests of Western Australia. The book also arose out of a desire not to write the typical kind of family history that would only appeal to other members of the family. In general, family histories focus exclusively on people, and not on the places and their plants and animals that shaped and affected the family and its history. Such histories tend to ignore or downplay the plants, animals, and places that are agents and players in the family history. These might only have supporting or walk-on roles in the story, and the natural environment might only provide a backdrop against which human action takes place.

'Forest Family' arose initially out of the interest of Rod Giblett in the early pioneering history of his family during the mid-nineteenth century in the south-west forests of Western Australia. The book also arose out of a desire not to write the typical kind of family history that would only appeal to other members of the family. In general, family histories focus exclusively on people, and not on the places and their plants and animals that shaped and affected the family and its history. Such histories tend to ignore or downplay the plants, animals, and places that are agents and players in the family history. These might only have supporting or walk-on roles in the story, and the natural environment might only provide a backdrop against which human action takes place.

A major outcome of a multi-disciplinary collaboration with the City of Perth and Landgate (WA), the exhibition visualised the network of Perth's wetlands which existed prior to colonisation in 1827. A digital model was the centre piece of the interpretive exhibition which invited viewers to reimagine Perth. Using imagery, colonial newspapers and literature, nature writing, poetry and historical and cultural scholarship, a series of interpretive panels was designed, which depicted elements of Perth's wetland history. Physical Exhibition, 21st September - 9th October, 2014