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
Category: Sustainability
Eat your view – The Landscape of our food
An interesting research project, organized by the Diepenheim art society, is taking place throughout this year in Diepenheim, NL. Jeroen van Westen, visual artist and participant in this artistic study shortly describes it: Eat your view has its focus on how our food is related to our landscape. If food builds our body and mind,… Continue reading Eat your view – The Landscape of our food
The Yes Men Are Revolting
The Yes Men, Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonnano, known for their satirical interventions at business events, on the internet, television, and in the streets, and famous for their award-winning documentaries “The Yes Men”(2004) and “The Yes Men Fix the World”(2009) are in the process of directing a new movie “The Yes Men Are Revolting” to… Continue reading The Yes Men Are Revolting
Exhibition at Kunstverein Springhornhof
The Simple Life 28 October–16 December, 2012 – Opening: Saturday, 27 October, 5pm; artist talk with Angela Bulloch 6pm Kunstverein & Stiftung Springhornhof – Tiefe Straße 4, D-29643 Neuenkirchen (Germany) With: Angela Bulloch, Josephine Meckseper, Shana Moulton, Simon Starling and winners of the Daniel Frese Prize 2012 Fabian Reimann and Niko Wolf The exhibition The… Continue reading Exhibition at Kunstverein Springhornhof
Green Pedestrian Crossing in China Creates Leaves from Footprints
Jody Xiong of DDB China, in conjunction with the China Environmental Protection Foundation created this wonderful outdoor campaign to create a subtle visual reminder of the environmental benefits of walking versus driving. Enormous white canvases with a bare tree were placed across 132 crosswalks in 15 Chinese cities. As pedestrians crossed, their shoe soles were… Continue reading Green Pedestrian Crossing in China Creates Leaves from Footprints
Call for Papers: Sustainability and Empowerment
The organizing committee of the International Graduate Conference in Hamburg, Germany, taking place from 22nd till 25th of November, are inviting graduate and PhD students to send in papers on the relationship between sustainability and empowerment, till the 15th of October. The theme of the conference is A survey on Latin-American perspectives after Rio+20, focusing… Continue reading Call for Papers: Sustainability and Empowerment
Art and Sustainability lecture in Mumbai by Sacha Kagan
Cultura21’s Sacha Kagan is presenting the research of his most recent book “Art and Sustainability: Connecting Patterns for a Culture of Complexity” in Mumbai on the 12th of October at the Goethe Hall, Max Mueller Bhavan at 6:30pm. He is currently in Mumbai with a study group from the Leuphana University Lüneburg.
CSPA Award 2012 goes to The Man Who Planted Trees
The third CSPA Fringe Award for Sustainable Production awarded by the Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts (CSPA), was received by the theatre adaption of Jean Giono´s story: The Man Who Planted Trees (1953). Ailie Cohen, Richard Medrington, Rick Conte and director Ailie Cohen are currently touring North America with this production. For more… Continue reading CSPA Award 2012 goes to The Man Who Planted Trees
Occupy the Seed
FORTNIGHT OF ACTIONS FOR SEED FREEDOM 2nd – 16th October 2012 The Global Alliance for Seed Freedom is planing a phase of action to raise global public awareness regarding Seed Freedom. Dr. Vandana Shiva, environmental activist and seed defender, spearheading the movement, was interviewed by the International Permaculture Day, speaking of “the importance of seed… Continue reading Occupy the Seed
ART OF RESILIENCE festival in Latvia starting today
Art+Communication festival From October 4 to November 4, 2012 Riga and Liepaja will be the host cities for the 14th International Festival for New Media Culture “Art+Communication ‘2012”. The “Art+Communication” festival is renowned across Europe for its proposed innovative themes. Each year, the festival gathers around hundred participants from Latvia, Europe and other world countries,… Continue reading ART OF RESILIENCE festival in Latvia starting today
