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GREEN SUMMER29.05.2010 - 31.10.2010
From 29.05.2010 until 31.10.2010 organizes the verbeke Foundation an exhibition about green energy. The disappearance of plant and animal species, the rise of water levels, massive deforestation, the ecological footprint, the Kyoto protocol, the Copenhagen climate summit... it is a long list to enumerate. The Earth is in danger, that much is certain: it is a daily reoccuring subject in various media! With its 12 hectares of scenic area and its 20,000 square metres of covered space, the Verbeke Foundation is one of Europe's largest private initiatives where culture, nature and ecology meet together. This, in its entirety, is the concrete occasion to the Verbeke Foundation to dedicate its next summer exhibition to ecology. The exhibition will give a complete overview of the works artists realised, from the 1960's right up until today, proceeding from their confrontation with environmental pollution. The cultural dimensions of climate change and also the capacity of man to find solutions for survival will so be shed light on. The customary discourse in which the artist is seen as a creator of images for use of reflection, discussion and awakening, will be questioned by also exhibiting the works of architects and designers. After all, their creations provide us with concrete solutions for the improvement of human behaviour. The first part of the exhibition will be devoted to artist projects on human pollution of natural space. Performances of Mass Moving, which are decades old, will be on display to emphasize the early commitment of artists to the ecological debate. Adjoining it, works composed of recycled waste materials, will be shown to broach mass production and use of these materials in our contemporary society. Parallel to this, works driven by forms of renewable energy, will be displayed: some artists utilize wind or solar energy for their installations. For the development of these systems the artists strive to limit costs and pollution. The stress of this second part of the exhibition layed on ecological projects of generation DIY (do It Yourself) designers. Ecological architectural projects complete the exhibition. New construction procedures, as well as methods to deal with warmth and materials economically for the design of buildings, are dealt with. Videos on You Tube:
EARTHRESIDENCE PROJECT! Project's blog: http://earthresidence.blogspot.com ARTISTS: Gert Aertsen (BE)
COLLECTION's ARTWORKS: Kultivator
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