Iconography of Climate Change. A digital silkscreen production workshop Sunday May 10, 1-5pm Studio 9:43 @ The Distillery, 516 East Second Street South Boston, MA
Polar bears... Melting glaciers... Pine groves... Green arrows... Blue skies...Stranded penguins... Al Gore... Parched earth... Powerpoint... Sprouted seedlings... Reusable bags... What are the images that we associate with climate change? Where are the inspiring designs that might instigate change or revolution? This afternoon workshop will use digital media and silkscreen techniques to critically analyze, deconstruct and revision these lame icons of climate change in the media. We provide: Silkscreening demonstrations Tools for digital production and archiving Tunes & greens (to use and to eat) You bring: T-shirts, bags, patches, pants and other printable materials The end product: an online archive (Creative Commons licensed) an artists book edition We will have a wall of images for inspiration and collage. If you won't be in town for the event - send us your images! We'll add them to the wall. All images from the event will be uploaded to an online archive and made into an edition of artists books. Lets come up with a new visual language that will help to change the world! Space is limited, please RSVP: [email protected] If sending images by email, please use JPG form. This is the mailing list for the below groups & projects: The Institute for Infinitely Small Things (http://tinyurl.com/d9kt7t) conducts creative, participatory research that aims to temporarily transform public spaces dominated by corporate and political agendas. Using performance and conversation, we investigate social and political "tiny things". These have included corporate ads, street names, and post-9/11 security terminology. The Institute markets dissent through its research reports in the form of maps, books and videos. This interdisciplinary group has a varied and open membership. iKatun (http://tinyurl.com/cjz2yn) is an artist-run organization whose mission is to foster public engagement in the politics of information. iKatun runs experimental curatorial platforms, supports art projects and publishes critical writing. iKatun was founded in 2000 as a 501(c)3 organization based in Boston, MA. Platform2: (http://tinyurl.com/ccl3z9) Art and Social Engagement is an experimental event series about creative practices at the intersection of social issues. Platform2 is organized by Catherine D'Ignazio, Jane D. Marsching, Savic Rasovic and Andi Sutton. kanarinka (http://tinyurl.com/ctxqua) is an artist & educator based in Boston, MA. _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
