#artforchange

The Scream demands more than passive viewing. It forces us to ask: What does it mean to bear witness to history? How do we move beyond acknowledging past atrocities and toward real justice for Indigenous communities?

This is more than horror—it’s defiance, reclamation, and most of all, ACTION. Let’s make them listen. Let’s make them scared. Let’s make them feel it

Grass root with natural lac dye 🧡   A few years ago I came across some willow root growing underwater in a river in the UK and it got me thinking about the binding properties of root: What if we could grow our clothes from seed?   As an underwater photographer (my real job @zenaholloway ) I was looking for solutions to the problem of plastic pollution in our oceans and I found that I could sustainably grow grass seed in beeswax moulds.  

Scientists predict that nearly all the coral will be gone by 2050 due to global warming 😢 so my response is to grow a sustainable coral reef from grass root.  I want to imagine a future that still has coral reefs. They support 25% of all marine life, and are some of the most spectacular places on the planet (especially if you’re an underwater photographer 😉)   I’ll be exhibiting my ‘coral’ with Material Matters from 22-25 September, top floor at the iconic Bargehouse @oxotowerwharf on London’s South Bank. 
Be sure to register early for free tickets on @materialmatters.design See you there… #saveouroceans #saveourseas #coralbleaching #coral #artforchange #ecoart #bioart #fibreart #slowart #rethink #biotechnology #naturaldye #naturaldyeing #maker #contemporarycraft #makersmovement (at The Oxo Tower, Southbank) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiVbsXjoRpF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Art gift 100! This one is going to a contributor to my Friends of the Earth fundraiser. (Every donation of $5 or more gets a small surprise piece of original bug art in the mail. Not too late to get one.) This is a male goliath beetle. It’s a hero of the environment and the largest beetle in the world, up to 4.3 inches long. Its short life— just a few months—begins as an egg buried in the soil. It goes through three metamorphoses before reaching maturity. As an adult, it likes the sweet life, eats sweet food—tree sap and rotting fruit—though in earlier life it requires more protein and will also eat rotting plant and animal matter, including dung. It plays an important role in the tropical African forest ecosystem, cleaning up garbage and recycling nutrients back into soil. It uses its claws to climb trees, but can also fly with its double set of wings (inner and outer). The goliath beetle is very strong. It can carry loads up to 850 times its own weight. When I grow up, I want to be just like the goliath beetle. (Except for the part about eating dung.) . Goliath beetle, ink on paper, 4.5 x 6.5” - I’m drawing bugs to draw attention to the devastating loss of insect life on earth due to climate change, deforestation, and industrial agriculture. These problems are large scale and require organized efforts to fix, not just individual action. But the good news is, we can join up and support organizations doing the work. Every little bit counts. . . . #insect #insects #insectart #goliathbeetle #beetle #drawing #insectdrawing #markerart #inspiredbynature #recycler #africanwildlife #sweetlife #artforchange #drawingattention #drawingbugs #bug #bugs #anthropocene #massextinction #artivism #artivist #artdaily #artoftheday #drawingoftheday #worksonpaper #wildlife #ecoart #ecoarte #insects_of_our_world #insectlovers https://www.instagram.com/p/CMj_PlNn58D/?igshid=1pzd2m1ni7okt

“She Says” / oil on canvas for @thinkspace_art upcoming group show "Mother Earth: We Are All One” which will take place from June 27 – July 18. From @thinkspace_art : “We’re proud to share that our family of creatives are coming together for a very special group show, that will help shine a light on topics currently at the forefront of everyone’s thoughts. Mother Earth: We Are All One will bring together 63 artists, all of whom have been asked to work within the same space confines of 12×12 inches (30×30 cm) and to take into consideration the general state of our Mother Earth and how much we have scarred her for our own gain and how many species of animals have gone extinct due to our constant advancement and taking over of lands near and far. We’ve asked them all to also consider how the current pandemic has so clearly illustrated that we are all in this together, and when we work together as one, anything is possible. To single out any one person due to their race, religion or sexual orientation is an archaic way of thinking that needs to be abolished. Fundamentalist extremism has been rearing its ugly head all around the world over the last couple years, and it needs to be stopped. A portion of the proceeds from this special exhibition will be donated to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to help fight systemic racism. A portion will also be donated to our longtime partners at Born Free USA to help them in their goals of ensuring that all wild animals, whether living in captivity or in the wild, are treated with compassion and respect and are able to live their lives according to their needs.” #thinkspacegallery #thinkspacefamily #motherearth #theenvironment #artforchange #collectingart #soulsinmotion #popsurrealism #naacplegaldefensefund #fightthegoodfight #extinctionrebellion #protest #weareallone (at Thinkspace Projects) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBy_iZRjkMt/?igshid=i92w6w2vv2ew

Check outTransformation Edition auction!! Now live on @paddle8 Auction featuring artworks supporting @littlesunenergy in providing school children and teachers with clean and reliable solar lamps for light. These kids live beyond the energy grid and rely on dangerous, polluting and expensive kerosene or candles for their lighting. Featured Artists 1up Crew / Katrin Fridriks / Maison Hefner / Maya Hayuk / Pixel Pancho / Raws / Zaria Forman Auction Link: https://bit.ly/32mXABz Partners & Supporters @littlesunenergy @visionartfestival @duveberlin @cransambassador @hotelderome @editaltd @paddle8 @toaberlin @inkandmovement @thebeammagazine #auction #transformationedition #artforchange #socialimpact #littlesun #thesolarpanelartseries https://www.instagram.com/p/B9RBE_zqYh2/?igshid=mjopezbp4fb6