Willow tree on the Meadows, Edinburgh Creative Carbon Scotland in collaboration with Climate House at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh hosted an event entitled 'The Right Tree in the Right Place' on 27 March. A useful summary of the event has been published on the Sustainable Practices blog. The rubric of right tree in the right... Continue Reading →
Ecoart in Action: Activities, Case Studies, and Provocations for Classrooms and Communities
[1] Ecoart in Action, 2022. Photo: Amara Geffen. [2] Robyn Woolston, Habitus (Detail), 2013. Steel, foamex, aluminium, and printed vinyl. Photo: Robyn Woolston. [3] Fern Shaffer, Cornfield Outside Mineral Point, Wisconsin, 1997. Performance costume made from canvas and raffia. Photo: Othello Anderson. [4] David Haley, Making Our Futures: MA Students from Art, Landscape Architecture and Architecture. Students Walking Research... Continue Reading →
Art and Activism towards COP – Guest Review by Marc Herbst
"Better late than never" This review from Marc Herbst, Co-editor of the Journal of Aesthetics & Protest explores art and activism at the time of COP26. Climate Crossroads by the Human Impact InstituteCentre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, November 2 – November 4, 2021 Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes By Radha D’Souza and Jonas Staal Framer... Continue Reading →
ecoartscotland library as bing
installation view(Photo Fergus Connor) Installation views (Photos: Fergus Connor) ecoartscotland library as bing was installed as part of the 'Staff Outing 2' exhibition in the LookAgain Space in Aberdeen 15 October - 13 November 2022. Below is a list of the books in the ecoartscotland library used in the installation. Adams, C., Montag, D. (Eds.),... Continue Reading →
Inge Panneels on ‘Ocean ARTic’, ecoart, and big data
How can we understand and experience changes in the arctic oceans caused by climate breakdown? Dr. Inge Panneels, artist and research fellow at Edinburgh Napier University/Creative Informatics initiative, reflects on Ocean ARTic - of artists and climate scientists collaborating and focused by the Glasgow Climate Talks (COP26). The project was developed by the Marine Association... Continue Reading →
BD Owens reviews ‘Assuming the Ecosexual Position’ by Beth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle
Photo credit Julian Cash and Design Credit Sandra Friesen Beth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle have taught us all more about ecosexuality than perhaps any other artists. Their new book Assuming the Ecosexual Position: The Earth As Lover, reviewed by BD Owens, opens up their development of this practice in new, joyful ways. BD's review of their... Continue Reading →
You must be logged in to post a comment.