Projects tagged
Installation
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Waste Turned Into Homeless Shelters
Read more: Waste Turned Into Homeless SheltersThe following description is taken from Amanda Froelich’s article on www.trueactivist.com (link below): “Dumpster diving is a topic that is rising in popularity. Just take a peek at Rob Greenfield! This activist won’t hesitate before jumping in a dumpster, but…
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Take A Closer Look
Read more: Take A Closer LookBellefaire JCB, an organization that provides care, education, and advocacy to better the emotional, physical and intellectual well-being of children, young adults and families has launched Take A Closer Look, a campaign which aims to raise public awareness about the…
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Stream of Conscience
Read more: Stream of ConscienceStream of Conscience is a site-specific, literary sculpture made out of torn pieces of cover-weight paper upon which people of all ages write their thoughts, feelings, and reflections about water. Prior to writing, participants engage in a dialogue about local…
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The Drone Project – A Participatory Memorial
Read more: The Drone Project – A Participatory MemorialMedia artist Joseph DeLappe announces the completion of “The Drone Project: A Participatory Memorial” on the campus of Fresno State University in California. DeLappe worked for 2+ weeks on campus with over 100 students, interns and local volunteers to construct…
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DISAPPEARED IN AMERICA
Read more: DISAPPEARED IN AMERICADISAPPEARED IN AMERICA is an ongoing project by Visible Collective/Naeem Mohaiemen that uses films, installations, and lectures to trace migration impulses, hyphenated identities, and the post-9/11 security panic. Excerpts of the project have been shown at various venues, including the…
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Heidelberg Project
Read more: Heidelberg ProjectThe Heidelberg Project is an outdoor art project in Detroit, Michigan. It was created in 1986 by artist Tyree Guyton and his grandfather Sam Mackey (“Grandpa Sam”) as an outdoor art environment in the McDougall-Hunt neighborhood on the city’s east…
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Activists make a dramatic statement about the slaughter of dolphins
Read more: Activists make a dramatic statement about the slaughter of dolphinsAn Israeli member of the Taiji Dolphin Action Group, with a red body painting to evoke blood, is curled up on a sheet depicting the Japanese flag, during a January 30, 2014 protest against the killing of dolphins, notably in…
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Student Desks Fill LA City Street in Dropout-rate Protest
Read more: Student Desks Fill LA City Street in Dropout-rate ProtestSchool desks placed by parents, district graduates and activists block a street in front of the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters in a demonstration against student dropout rates Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in downtown Los Angeles. Protest organizers say…
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‘The Bus’ memorial for Ken Saro-Wiwa
Read more: ‘The Bus’ memorial for Ken Saro-WiwaIn 1994, the human rights and environmental activist KenSaro-Wiwa was arrested and accused of incitement to murder. Eighteen months later, following a show trial condemned by human rights organisations, he and eight other leaders of the Movement For the Survival…
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TAXI
Read more: TAXITaxi is a car with a digital advertising sign attached to the roof. Linked to a global positioning system, the message changes relative to the car’s location, addressing specific neighbourhoods, addresses, and audiences. The technology can target an area as…