Three videos from the Oceanic Preservation Society : ILLUminations, Projecting Change and Racing Extinction. More about OPS here. “We need to highjack the worlds attention. When we are talking about losing all of nature, its not a spectator sport anymore. If you can reach people, you can change them.” http://www.opsociety.org
Leeds
On the Fifth Day of Christmas
No not 5 gold rings but another kind of gold, or so we thought. A little animation about plastic and its ‘Midas touch’.
On the Third day – Meet Pickle and Morgan
Here is the story of Pickle from New Zealand, a young risk taker, with a distinctive dorsal fin, from this TEDx Talk by Ingrid Visser.
On the Second Day there were Giant Turtles…
Ah yes no turtle doves in this post but instead Giant Turtles. An estimated 110 million years is how long sea turtles have existed on Earth, which means they once shared the planet with T-Rex and other dinosaurs. They can also hold their breath for 5 hours. To accomplish this mighty feat they slow their […]
On the first day of Christmas…
We have put together a range of films to bring you joy and contemplation over the festive season. How about this for starters…a magical moment swimming with these Orca whales! Lucy, who conceived of Human Aquarium Project, actually had the brilliant opportunity of swimming with wild dolphins in her trip to Australia, but more about […]
Spotlight on Dawn Woolley
Do you consider yourself to be environmental activist/ artivist? I wouldn’t describe myself as an environmental artist as such, because my work critiques consumer culture more broadly. Recent work has considered ideas of waste and the environmental impact of consumption but other work also considers the impact on the body and the identity of the […]
Zero-Waste Solutions: Buying Products Package-Free!
1. The JarTree: A zero-waste store arrives in Leeds! Zero-waste shops have been popping up with increasing frequency all over the UK. The idea is that you can buy products package-free and you only have to buy what you need, therefore in theory nothing has to go to landfill! You simply bring your reusable container, […]