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UNVEILED: My entries for The John Ruskin Prize 2019
FINIS: Will humans be the agent of their own mass extinction?
This is the first time I have entered The John Ruskin Prize, the fastest growing multi-disciplinary art prize in the UK. All 3 works are intended as an environmental comment and respond to the theme ‘Agent of Change’ as set by the Prize organisers.
12/05/2019
My submissions represent the stark reality of what the future may hold if we opt not to change our behaviours now. Humans are very adaptable, but there is just a short window of time in which to act and be the ultimate agent of change if we are to avoid imperilling the systems that keep humanity, and other species, alive.
It is the next generation that will pay for the consequences of our actions - and inaction - in the future.
For each submission, click on the link and it will take you to the environmental series in my contemporary art gallery section. There, I outline the rationale behind each piece of work.
My first submission is entitled 'FINIS: Will humans be the agent of their own mass extinction?'
In the last half-billion years, life on Earth has been nearly wiped out five times. These events are known as the Big Five mass extinctions, and all signs suggest we are now on the precipice of a sixth.
My second submission is entitled 'And then there were none'
Food production is being undermined by humanity's failure to protect biodiversity. Over the last 20 years, approximately 20% of the earth's vegetated surface has become less productive.
My third submission is entitled 'Drowning in plastic: this bag is not a toy'
8.3billion tonnes of plastic has been produced since the 50s with the majority ending up in landfill or polluting the world’s continents and oceans.
You can read more about The John Ruskin Prize 2019 at www.ruskinprize.co.uk/the-john-ruskin-prize-2019
It is the next generation that will pay for the consequences of our actions - and inaction - in the future.
For each submission, click on the link and it will take you to the environmental series in my contemporary art gallery section. There, I outline the rationale behind each piece of work.
My first submission is entitled 'FINIS: Will humans be the agent of their own mass extinction?'
In the last half-billion years, life on Earth has been nearly wiped out five times. These events are known as the Big Five mass extinctions, and all signs suggest we are now on the precipice of a sixth.
My second submission is entitled 'And then there were none'
Food production is being undermined by humanity's failure to protect biodiversity. Over the last 20 years, approximately 20% of the earth's vegetated surface has become less productive.
My third submission is entitled 'Drowning in plastic: this bag is not a toy'
8.3billion tonnes of plastic has been produced since the 50s with the majority ending up in landfill or polluting the world’s continents and oceans.
You can read more about The John Ruskin Prize 2019 at www.ruskinprize.co.uk/the-john-ruskin-prize-2019