ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION THROUGH ART. CASE STUDY - URBAN BIRDS PROJECT

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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION THROUGH ART. CASE STUDY - URBAN BIRDS PROJECT

Journal Title: EcoTerra (Journal of Environmental Research and Protection) - Year 2010, Vol 24, Issue 24

Abstract

he Urban birds project is a challenge for children to reuse waste products in an aesthetical manner, creating a series of urban birds whose song or cry for a cleaner environment can be heard by both children and adults. Fifteen pupils from “Nicolae Titulescu” School and a number of artists teaching at the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca have been invited to take part in the project with 2-3 works each, created in all techniques. The French Cultural Center in Cluj, a true cultural focus in the area, has been requested support in the promotion and media coverage of the event. The idea of this project was born from the fear that one day we might no longer see or hear birds singing, as it happens in other civilized areas, where birds are on the brink of extinction due to pollution and pesticides. Then, one might only be able to hear the delicate song of a bird on the internet, the You Tube, on Animal Planet, or by playing with some mechanical toy. The urban world is marked by artificiality, surrogates, and consumerism. The natural is perverted and genetically modified, and our soul (another symbolism of birds) risks being alienated and suffocated by urban excess. The reception of a work entitled Urban Bird, made of recycled materials, placed directly on the ground, is perverted by its material condition itself. Thus, the object seems to be rather a refuse object, negligently thrown on the ground, than a work of art. Once suspended in mid air, the work floats, becomes spiritualized, and is imbued with something of the essence of birds, setting itself free from the refuse material. The project, with both ecological and artistic goals, was finalized through the creation of two exhibitions of “urban birds” presented as installations and through performances.

Authors and Affiliations

Andor KÖMIVES, Theo MUREŞAN, Şoimiţa KÖMIVES

Keywords

VEGETARIANISMUL ÎNTRE SĂNĂTATE ŞI ECOLOGIE

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