Projects tagged
Environment
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Mercury Poisoning by Unilever in Kodaikanal
Read more: Mercury Poisoning by Unilever in KodaikanalGlobal corporation Unilever dumped toxic and contaminated waste behind its thermometer factory located in Kodaikanal, a city in the South Indian state Tamil Nadu. In 2001, once word spread about this breach in environmental precautions, Unilever closed its factory. However,…
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GreeenMarket
Read more: GreeenMarketGrowNYC is a nonprofit that promotes community values through environmental missions. One of GrowNYC’s programs is the GreenMarkets, which are fresh produce markets that are set up in various neighborhoods in the city, each one unique to the area. These…
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Play Safe
Read more: Play SafePlay Safe is a documentary film series created and directed by NYU alum Eddie Einbinder. The film, much of which now appears for free on YouTube, was originally released in 2013 after being filmed between 2011 and 2012. It debuted…
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China’s Vacuum-Cleaner Artist Turning Beijing’s Smog into Bricks
Read more: China’s Vacuum-Cleaner Artist Turning Beijing’s Smog into BricksBeijing and the rest of cities in northern China suffer from years of smog pollution.The beige-gray miasma of smog brings coughs and rasping. Hospitals are crowded from respiratory ailments and a midday sky is so dim. But “Brother Nut(坚果兄弟)“, a…
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Shift Change Dress
Read more: Shift Change DressShift Change Dress is a community fashion & art project that utilizes a shift dress sewing pattern as a medium for communication and action. Participants are encouraged to use the pattern as a blank canvas for their art or message…
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Pimp My Carroça
Read more: Pimp My CarroçaWith the intention of recognizing the work of the Latin American carreteros (garbage pickers) that collect recyclable materials in wheel carts, and increase environmental consciousness, artist Mundano created “Pimp My Carroça” The brazilian graffiti artist started pimping carrocas years ago…
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Smog Ring – Pollution Transformed into Art
Read more: Smog Ring – Pollution Transformed into Art“A Foreigner Makes Beijing’s Smog into Rings” has become a tittle used by a multitude of popular public accounts on Wechat, the most commonly used chatting app in China, which makes more and more Chinese netizens know the story of…
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You’d Better Watch Your Step In Madrid
Read more: You’d Better Watch Your Step In MadridLuzinterruptus turns their art activism towards the overabundance of dog doo littering the city’s streets. The studio inflated 500 poop-scoopin’ plastic bags and placed a lightbulb inside each one. Installation lasted nine hours. External sources: http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/madrids-dog-poop-problem-inspires-led-ar…
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“The shoes are marching for us”
Read more: “The shoes are marching for us”A 7-year-old’s sneakers. An accountant’s slippers. Gold heels with spikes and a piece of paper carrying a message: “Invest in renewable (energy) … now.” Thousands of shoes stood in silent protest on Sunday in Paris. Their owners, climate change activists…
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The Standing March as silent protest
Read more: The Standing March as silent protestRenowned French artist JR and Oscar-nominated American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky have collaborated on The Standing March, a major public artwork exhibited in Paris during the UN’s COP21 climate conference. The video projection will remind leaders that the world is watching…