One Year Later
It is a full year since I began writing this monthly series on artists who are focusing on the topic
Film
Manifesta 12: The Planetary Garden
During the renovation of the sanitary system of Palazzo Butera, one of the many crumbling yet spectacular palazzos of Palermo,
Confronting the Holy River Yamuna
Vibha Galhotra I met Vibha Galhotra, a New Delhi-based conceptual artist, at a talk she gave recently in conjunction with
Flooded McDonald’s
Flooded McDonald’s Although created nine years ago by the Danish three-man art collective Superflex, the haunting film Flooded McDonald’s is
The Arts as Ally: Earth Day/Month/Year 2017
We are almost four full months into 2017, and already there have been multiple large-scale international public demonstrations, starting most
The Changing States of the World
I have an interdisciplinary practice that combines installation, video, photography, sound, and digital technologies. My work explores world phenomena and perception through
Performance, Video & Ritual in the Era of Climate Change
Given the monumental devastation brought on by global climate change, as an artist I feel the urgency to be vigilant, a warrior and, despite our dystopian present and the probability of a worse dystopian future, courageous enough to hope. Last year I found myself in a state of veritable despair. I wondered,”How can I make an impact on something so much larger than me?” I was in the midst of making my performance/video piece BUNNY GIRL, shooting from the gut, with no script nor understanding of where the piece was going. Towards the end, however, cathartically the piece revealed itself and gave me my answer. I found a new focus in my work, drawing from a side of myself that I used to hide from the art world, the suppression of which has played into the patriarchal structure contributing to this global mess we’re in… BUNNY GIRL is driven by the crises state of our biosphere. In it, I play a Playboy Bunny/animal of the same name traversing
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A Different Tomorrow
There is more than one way to look at the world, and scientists, like artists begin with questions, and both
Joan Sullivan: Living on the Edge
Something that is often lacking in conversations about climate change, yet is an essential element in propelling us forward, is a sense of hope. We contemplate impending catastrophes, despair at the government’s inability to take action and get overwhelmed by a sense of doom. We forget to look at all the ways–big and small–in which we are, in fact, successfully addressing the problem. Then, believing there are no solutions, we simply fall into inaction. Joan Sullivan, an American-born climate change photographer now living in eastern Quebec in Canada, photographs hope. She recently won the Global Wind Day photo competition organized by the European Wind Energy Agency and the Global Wind Energy Council. (You can read another post related to Joan here.) Joan is also working on a documentary about climate change in Eastern Canada. She graciously accepted to answer a few questions about this exciting new project which has already raised half of its $6,000 goal on Indiegogo. Hint: There are only
An Interview with Documentary Filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky
In 2011, I participated in The Arctic Circle program, an expeditionary residency that brings together artists of all disciplines to
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