Exit Art in New York is one of the alternative spaces that regularly programmes eco-art. Sadly Jeanette Ingberman who co-founded the Gallery died recently. She was a great advocate for ways in which the arts could draw attention and propose alternatives. Obituary.
Fracking
The minor earthquake in Cumbria last week brought fracking to the UK headlines. Fracking is a technology for extracting gas from unconventional geological formations. Very topical in the North Eastern US where there hasn't been a huge oil industry, but where now fracking is being considered as a means to extract gas. The problem is... Continue Reading →
Conflict Resolution on Highland Estates
The Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability is currently hosting four artists' residencies leading up to a major conference on Conservation Conflicts: strategies for coping with a changing world which takes place at the end of August. Dalziel + Scullion are undertaking one of the residencies, and Matthew Dalziel described the project, You might be interested... Continue Reading →
halo-station.org
halo-station.org rethinking energy-body-technology. HALO is an autonomous in energy station, a mobile installation to set up in the public space. It is being built with different phases and versions since 2008, following an ethic in eco-conception in the elaboration of the projects. Halo is conceived as an immersive and interactive experience, being connected in real... Continue Reading →
Trees
Germaine Greer makes an important point in this article, highlighting the difference between planted woodland and succession woodland, or meadow. She regrets planting woodland twenty years ago, and she articulates the reasons why the UK Government's proposed sell off of woodlands might actually have been a good thing. It is important to distinguish between pine... Continue Reading →
Water: Traditional Knowledge
Recognising the value of Traditional Knowledge is an ongoing project. The United Nations University's Institute of Advanced Studies Traditional Knowledge Project contributed to the 5th World Water Forum in 2009. The proceedings published on their web site give a hint of the depth of this area. There are various reports bringing traditional knowledge to bear... Continue Reading →
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