The first post under the title Aesthetics of Uncivilisation focused on responding to Charlotte Du Caan's call for submissions for the Dark Mountain Project's next publications and her reflection on Seeing through a glass darkly. She said, The fact that civilisation holds us so tightly in its unkind embrace is not only because it controls... Continue Reading →
Looking for examples of eco art in public spaces?
If you are interested in examples of eco public art, or you have undertaken an eco public art project (temporary or permanent) you should seriously consider adding it to this important new database. It's already got a wealth of interesting projects. There is information on how to submit on the website (and it's peer reviewed... Continue Reading →
Global Mapping: Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison
If you are in New York in the next month, this is a 'must see' show. Press Release: January 11 - February 8, 2014 [The Harrisons’] work is a prime example of the potential of ecoart to create knowledge that promotes cultural change. Ruth Wallen, Leonardo XLV, no. 3, 2012 Helen Mayer Harrison & Newton... Continue Reading →
Call: Associate Artist #climatechange, Gallery Of Modern Art, Glasgow
Closing date for submissions: 12 pm Friday 24 January 2014 Call out for an Associate Artist #climatechange | Gallery Of Modern Art. Fantastic opportunity for an Associate Artist at the Gallery of Modern Art (affectionately known as GOMA) in Glasgow. Very much look forward to this. It's on the back of Katie Bruce signing GOMA... Continue Reading →
When it comes to climate change, this artist lets the trees do the talking
Excellent article on Frances Whitehead's work in Chicago renewing a landscape and using planting to engage people with the patterns of climate in the area. If you are patient or observant you'll be able to watch the blooming of the apple serviceberry trees like a slow wave heading towards Lake Michigan. You'll also be able... Continue Reading →
Aesthetics of uncivilisation (call for visual works)
At Carrying the Fire, which was held at Whiston Lodge last year, Dougie Strang had asked me to contribute to the discussions, and I read a section of Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison's Lagoon Cycle (1985). The poem evokes the world-wide changes resulting from the increase in heat and consequent decrease in ice. The... Continue Reading →
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