Paralelo – Unfolding Narratives: in Art, Technology & Environment

An international networking event took place last year in Sao Paulo relating to art, technology and environment which has now resulted in a book and online PDF which is available at http://www.virtueelplatform.nl/#2930 - with texts by Brasilian, Dutch and UK writers, researchers and practitioners.

Environmental Art Works in Canadian Parks

Pay attention to Canada: two interesting examples of art and ecology projects: The Stanley Park Environmental Art Project in Vancouver which is comprehesively documented on the Vancouver City web site here including essays by Beth Carruthers and Kamala Todd with each artist interviewed by John K Grande.  For images of ephemeral projects check this out.  and... Continue Reading →

Deepwater Horizon – the more you know…

Rozanne Amico has done an amazing job of tracking and collating information about the oil haemorrage / volcano in the Gulf of Mexico.  She has brought together news, comment, factual resources and also some humorous sites.  If you want to know more about this massive massive disaster... http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2010/05/15/below-the-surface-of-oil-hemorrhage-by-roxanne-amico/

Environmental devastation brought home to Tate Galleries

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release TATE MODERN TENTH BIRTHDAY SEES ACTION AGAINST SLICK BP SPONSORSHIP DEAD FISH AND OIL DRENCHED BIRDS HANG FROM TURBINE HALL Tate Modern was forced to close down parts of its No Soul For Sale tenth anniversary exhibition on Saturday (15 May) whilst it struggled to remove dozens of dead fish... Continue Reading →

Alex Bell: Peak Water

Peak Water was written by Alexander Bell to alert the world to a crisis: we are using more water than is available in the places where we live. For some, in the wet regions, peak water will never occur, but for the people of the USA, Africa, Southern Europe, India, Middle East and China, it... Continue Reading →

Harrisons to lecture at Robert Gordon University

We are very fortunate to be able to host a public lecture by the founders of art and ecology - Professors Helen Mayer and Newton Harrison on 18th 19th May 2010. Their visit to RGU is funded by IDEAS Institute. They will deliver a public lecture "Patch Thinking and the Force Majeure" on 18th May... Continue Reading →

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