Art, activism and education: experiences of collaboration and environmental justice
In order to connect reflections on visual arts, political activism and educational practices as liberation, I introduce here two collaborative art projects carried out by the British collective PLATFORM. The first project, entitled Delta (1993), focused on the reactivation of water power in the Tham...
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I28-R145-8087_oai2020-09-02 Rodrigues Dassoler, Elisa 2020-05-30 In order to connect reflections on visual arts, political activism and educational practices as liberation, I introduce here two collaborative art projects carried out by the British collective PLATFORM. The first project, entitled Delta (1993), focused on the reactivation of water power in the Thames delta region (London/UK). With the collaboration of engineers, students and teachers from a local primary school, the collective built in a river near the school a hydraulic micro-turbine to generate renewable, community-based and low-impact electric power for the school. The second, Remember Saro-Wiwa (2005-2013), produced a series of collaborative arts activities in honor of Nigerian writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. The project opened a public debate about neocolonial processes of exploitation of natural and energy resources in the Global South. Although different in their forms and methodologies of work, from my point of view, both projects presented themselves as relevant experiences in the expanded field of arts and education and in the process of engaging their participants in issues of social and environmental justice. Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar dois projetos de arte colaborativa realizados pelo coletivo de arte britânico PLATFORM, no intuito de fomentar reflexões sobre o campo da arte colaborativa, ativismos políticos e práticas educacionais libertadoras. O primeiro projeto, intitulado Delta (1993), centrou-se no processo de reativação do poder das águas na região do delta do rio Tamisa, em Londres. Com a colaboração de engenheiros, estudantes e professores de uma escola primária local, o coletivo construiu num rio próximo à escola uma microturbina hidráulica para geração de energia elétrica renovável, comunitária e de baixo impacto para a escola. O segundo projeto, Remember Saro-Wiwa (2005–2013), produziu uma série de atividades artísticas colaborativas de homenagem ao escritor e ativista ambiental nigeriano Ken Saro-Wiwa e de debate público sobre processos neocoloniais de exploração de recursos naturais e energéticos no Sul Global. Embora diferentes em suas formas e metodologias de trabalho, ambos projetos se apresentaram, ao meu ver, como experiências relevantes no campo ampliado das artes e da educação, no processo de engajamento de seus participantes em questões de justiça social e ambiental. application/pdf text/html http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/RPS/article/view/8087 10.34096/ps.n2.8087 spa Instituto de Geografía "Romualdo Ardissone"-UBA http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/RPS/article/view/8087/7097 http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/RPS/article/view/8087/7098 Punto sur; Núm. 2 (2020): Enero-Junio; 35-47 2683-7404 collaborative art activist art decolonial practices education environmental justice arte colaborativo arte activista prácticas decoloniales educación justicia ambiental arte colaborativa arte ativista práticas descoloniais educação justiça ambiental Art, activism and education: experiences of collaboration and environmental justice Arte, ativismo e educação: experiências de colaboração e justiça ambiental info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=puntosur&d=8087_oai |
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In order to connect reflections on visual arts, political activism and educational practices as liberation, I introduce here two collaborative art projects carried out by the British collective PLATFORM. The first project, entitled Delta (1993), focused on the reactivation of water power in the Thames delta region (London/UK). With the collaboration of engineers, students and teachers from a local primary school, the collective built in a river near the school a hydraulic micro-turbine to generate renewable, community-based and low-impact electric power for the school. The second, Remember Saro-Wiwa (2005-2013), produced a series of collaborative arts activities in honor of Nigerian writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. The project opened a public debate about neocolonial processes of exploitation of natural and energy resources in the Global South. Although different in their forms and methodologies of work, from my point of view, both projects presented themselves as relevant experiences in the expanded field of arts and education and in the process of engaging their participants in issues of social and environmental justice. |
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