“Picture after picture [by photographer Chris Jordan] depicts the decomposed bodies of albatross chicks – just bones, feathers, and a beak remaining, and in the middle of each, a multicolored pile of plastic and other debris: cigarette lighters, bottle tops, toy soldiers, and so many other little items.” “Millions of years of albatross evolution –... Continue Reading →

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Maintenance and Care Signage: Ukeles and Beckett – Creative Carbon Scotland

Artists Jonathan Baxter and Sarah Gittins have designed Maintenance and Care signage inspired by Samuel Beckett and Mierle Ukeles, to be displayed at the Scottish Sculpture Workshop and downloaded via the Creative Carbon Scotland website. http://www.creativecarbonscotland.com/resource/maintenance-and-care-signage-ukeles-and-beckett/

October 29, 2014 0

A Cabinet of Curiosities for the Anthropocene

October 23, 2014 0

Extinction

The Guardian published an article on the Extinction Marathon which took place at the Serpentine Gallery in London last weekend. Cultural spaces (galleries, museums, concert halls) can make space for challenging subjects and the Serpentine Marathon is a great mechanism, but this feels behind the curve - the extinction issue is something scientists have been... Continue Reading →

October 23, 2014 0

Fertile Ground in Dunbar 25 and 26 October

Fertile Ground takes place on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 October in Dunbar, East Lothian. The event will nurture a conversation exploring creative ways to engage communities in the potential for change through public art with an environmental agenda. PROGRAMME Saturday 25Oct Morning 9am: conference speakers; with refreshments and lunch Afternoon: Sustaining Dunbar’s ‘Gathering In’... Continue Reading →