… ‘Greenhouse Britain’ [by the Harrisons] recapitulates the convergence of the aesthetic and the ethical, best described by Heidegger when he writes, ‘The first step to vigilance is the step back from the thinking that merely represents…to the thinking that responds and recalls.’ (Amanda Boetzkes, The Ethics of Earth Art, 2010) Helen Mayer Harrison and... Continue Reading →
Mainstream ecology in public art
Make a contribution, air your most profound lessons (or the things you rant about). The questions raised by art and ecology, the issues of culture in a time of environmental crisis, don't always impact on mainstream public art practices. The public invitation to contribute to a new series of books, entitled Hints and Tips, is... Continue Reading →
ars bioarctica
Ars Bioarctica is long term art and science initiative by the Finnish Bioart Society. Since 2010 it is organizing an artist-in-residency program together with the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station of the University of Helsinki in the sub-Arctic Lapland. The residency has an emphasis on the Arctic environment and art and science collaboration. It is is open... Continue Reading →
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Cross-Cultural Ecocriticism(s)
Waves and Undertows - a major conference taking place at Rutgers, NJ, on 25th Feb seeks to highlight key strands in contemporary ecocriticism framed by the following statement: The Conference will reflect on the gains and shortcomings of the so-called “third wave ecocriticism,” or the current rise of approaches which transcends national and ethnic boundaries... Continue Reading →
MELD vs Radical Space
MELD is a new initiative based in Greece which understands the arts to be part of the means to address Climate Change because the arts can be a collaborative catalyst as well as a catalyst of social change, a catalyst for economic growth and also a marketing tool. On the other hand you might also... Continue Reading →
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