The Azolla Cooking and Cultivation Project (2012) is now available as free pdf, as paperback at Amazon US / UK and as e-book at Kindle Store. Erik Sjödin is an artist and researcher based in Stockholm and Bergen. His practice explores interdependencies and interrelationships between humans and non-humans as well as questions of being and… Continue reading The Azolla Cooking and Cultivation Project Book and eBook now Available
Category: Arts
Competition to Design a Sustainable Theatre now open
Could You Design a Sustainable Theatre? World Stage Design 2013 is a celebration of International performance design from the world of theatre, opera and dance. The event will take place in Cardiff, UK in September 2013, hosted by the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and includes an exhibition as well as public performances… Continue reading Competition to Design a Sustainable Theatre now open
A Climate Change in the Art World?
An interesting article on www.artnews.com, written by Robin Cembalast, gives insight about the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the art community in New York and shows that Sandy could have been the wake-up call for the community to realize that action against climate change is required on their part. Barry Bergdoll, MoMA’s Chief Curator of… Continue reading A Climate Change in the Art World?
Art installation (removal) leads to controversy at Wyoming University
British environmental artist Chris Drury´s art installation Carbon Sink: What Goes Around Comes Around created back in July 2011 on the Wyoming university campus, was originally intended to inspire a conversation about a prevalent environmental problem in the region. Global warming has, so scientists say, led to less pine beetles dying off by below zero… Continue reading Art installation (removal) leads to controversy at Wyoming University
Call for applications for International Artists’ Residency: In Context: public.art.ecology, FOOD EDITION-II
Deadline: 4 JANUARY, 2013 – Online applications only Khoj’s international residency: In Context: public.art.ecology focuses on exploring ecological themes in and around public spaces in Delhi and is being carried forth into its fourth year. In continuance with last year’s trajectory, the residency, FOOD EDITION-II will once again have a special focus on examining the… Continue reading Call for applications for International Artists’ Residency: In Context: public.art.ecology, FOOD EDITION-II
Call for Participants: SymbioticA Biotech for Artists Workshop
28th January – 1st February, 2013 Deadline for applications – Monday 26th November 2012 BiofiliA, Base for Biological Arts, Aalto University, Finland, in collaboration with SymbioticA, The University of Western Australia is organizing an intensive five day workshop for artists and other interested people. After the workshop the opening of the new laboratory and biological… Continue reading Call for Participants: SymbioticA Biotech for Artists Workshop
Call for Artists: International Sculpture Competition
The Artistic Landscape The Gabarron Foundation is welcoming international artists and designers to submit works for an international public sculpture competition for the future Parque de Levante in the city of Murcia, Spain. When finished, Parque de Levante will be the largest outdoor sculpture parc in Spain and one of the largest of Europe. In… Continue reading Call for Artists: International Sculpture Competition
Drawing the line
As reported in The New Yorker, eco-artist Eve Mosher was more or less forcefully reminded of one of her older projects by the more recent catastrophic event, Hurricane Sandy. Back in 2007 over the course of six months, she drew a line of chalk through Brooklyn representing 10 feet above see level. Comparing the results… Continue reading Drawing the line
TRASH exhibition at the New Children’s Museum
How do we decide what is trash? How does your trash impact the lives of others? How can we imagine new possibilities, and a new future for our trash? The current exhibition at the contemporary art center New Children’s Museum in San Diego, running from October 2012 for 2 years, aims to educate especially children… Continue reading TRASH exhibition at the New Children’s Museum
Portrait project: This Earth in my Bones
This Earth in my Bones is a collection of 25 individual portraits by Canadian eco-artist Jeane Fabb. In 2009 and 2010 she interviewed and photographed different women throughout the Laurentian region of Québec to explore women´s connection with the natural environment. From the website: The overall project (exhibitions, conferences, web site) aims to make visible,… Continue reading Portrait project: This Earth in my Bones
