Hi Karen,
I know it's a tall order, this is why we have only begun by asking for 6
people to kick it off.
We only set it up about 15-20 minutes ago, we've got till 26th April,
and 2 (including yourself) have already signed up.
So, I am hopeful...
Thanks for signing up by the way :-)
wishing you well.
marc
Hello Marc & Ruth,
I have signed up - I know it's mad, but I have a worrying feeling that
most people out there are more likely to choose their careers and carry
on with their flights, over the planet's safety. It is an extremely
challenging request.
We'll see - great idea by the way.
I also like the image created for it :-)
karen
On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 2:16 PM, Ruth Catlow
<ruth.cat...@furtherfield.org> wrote:
We won't fly for art for six months
but only if 6 others will do the same AND replicate this pledge by
26th April 2009
http://www.pledgebank.com/wewontflyforart
- Marc and Ruth
We will not take an aeroplane for the sake of art. For the next 6
months we will find other ways to visit and participate in exhibitions,
fairs, conferences, meetings, residencies. We will not fly for
inspiration, nor to appreciate, buy or sell art.
But only if 6 others will do the same AND replicate this pledge.
This pledge is designed for exponential growth so if you persuade
another 6 people to do the same, within a year you could be one of
millions of people changing the way the artworld works. So sign up,
create a replica pledge and share your own experiences, observations and
arguments towards reducing art flights. Post a link to it in the comment
box so others can find their way to it.
This is a public art experiment in the de-escalation of
carbon-fuelled, high altitude, high-velocity, global art careering. For
six months we choose to cover less physical distance, move more slowly
between destinations, to look futureward with more attention to the view
from the ground and the network, for ways to connect with others around
the world.
Who can sign up to this pledge? Any individual involved in the arts:
artist (in the broadest sense), curator, art administrator, art
appreciator, gallerist, art critic, art historian, art academic, art
technician, art security, art transporter etc. Whether you currently fly
for art 50 times a year or never, your engagement will change things by
making your position in the artworld visible and by offering an
alternative perspective. If you work with others you may need to
completely revise your schedules and budgets and lobby for the right not
to fly.
This is to light the blue touch paper of Gustave Metzger's Reduce
Art Flights campaign using the generative and viral capabilities of
social networks. We want to know more about the impact of air-flight on
the artworld (and beyond). We intuit that abstaining from air flight
will motivate and enable people (with more time, money, energy and
attention) to relate differently to their own local cultures and to
connect more imaginatively to other cultures.
Inspirations and Observations
Artwork- 'Reduce Art Flights' by Gustave Metzger, reviewed here
http://tinyurl.com/cnv44r
Sustainable Development- Social science on the environmental impact
of economic growth
'Why Politicians Dare Not Limit Economic Growth' by Tim Jackson
http://tinyurl.com/6784zw
Investigative Journalism - What can we do to stop climate change?
Heat (2006) by George Monbiot, summarised and reviewed here
http://tinyurl.com/devyax
Monbiot's Guardian blog http://tinyurl.com/dcew6o
Plane Stupid Campaign- 'bringing the aviation industry down to earth'
http://www.planestupid.com/
More Art and Ecology Links- http://delicious.com/ruthc/ecology+art
DIWOlogue- http://diwologue.net/blog/?p=38
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