Projects tagged
Environment
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Aquatic Protests Against Climate Inaction
Read more: Aquatic Protests Against Climate InactionA protest on June 18, 2022 took place in the Guadalquivir River in Seville, where fifty Greenpeace activists used their bodies and environment to stage a demonstrative performance, highlighting the water crisis that the Andalusian region is predicted to face…
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This ‘Plastic Man’ Has a Cape and a Superhero’s Mission: Cleaning Up Senegal
Read more: This ‘Plastic Man’ Has a Cape and a Superhero’s Mission: Cleaning Up SenegalDressed head to toe in plastic, Modou Fall is a familiar sight in Dakar. But however playful his costume, his goal couldn’t be more serious: ridding the capital of the scourge of plastic bags. DAKAR, Senegal — As the marathon…
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Kinshasa Costumes
Read more: Kinshasa CostumesThe collective Ndaku Ya La Vie Est Belle, a group of Kinshasa street performers turn their bodies into living sculptures, and use them to political ends. Among the artists is Jared, who regularly takes to the streets dressed as Robot…
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Stop The Coal Monster
Read more: Stop The Coal MonsterA series of three animations and posters to support the campaign titled: Stop the Coal Monster. Our demands of Nelson City Council and Tasman District Council: – Prohibit new resource consents for coal use or mining, effectively immediately. – End…
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Russian ballerina dances on frozen waters to save Batareinaya Bay
Read more: Russian ballerina dances on frozen waters to save Batareinaya Bay“A Russian ballerina from the renowned Mariinsky Theatre performed on the frozen waters of the Gulf of Finland in protest against a construction project that is likely to threaten the area’s natural habitat. Dancer Ilmira Bagautdinova traded some of the…
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7000 Oak Trees
Read more: 7000 Oak TreesIn 1982, for documenta 7, Beuys proposed a plan to plant 7000 oaks throughout the city of Kassel, each paired with a basalt stone. The 7000 stones were piled up on the lawn in front of the Museum Fridericianum with…
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AnAbhainnÁlainn
Read more: AnAbhainnÁlainnWe designed a WaterWaysWalk with interactive activity suggestions linked to both a Website and a hardcopy Zine, either of which could be utilised on the walk to raise awareness about Water Sustainability. Below is an extract from the website explaining…
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Conscious Lee
Read more: Conscious LeeConscious Lee is a public awareness project to help people value and protect their rivers. Rivers are rich sources of life and are vital for clean water. They are beautiful spaces to connect with nature. We all need to appreciate…
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Lines
Read more: LinesLocated off the west coast of Scotland are the Outer Hebrides, an island chain where Finnish artists Pekka Niittyvirta and Timo Aho decided to install their piece, Lines. The installation is composed of lines of light wrapped around buildings or…
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Street gas chamber
Read more: Street gas chamberA minibus is parked on the side of the road with a series of pipelines wrapped around it. One end of the pipeline is connected to the exhaust port of the minibus, and the other end is put into the…