#contemporarydebates

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Studio Diary Pages

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The end of my essay. Digital form

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This is part of my essay. Digital form

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I have research file

That explains how I planned my contemporary debates essay. It wasn’t easy as I know I missed a few of the lectures due to my injury. However I still made time to make a folder and plan to observe and connect with the understanding of what my essay should be based on and why.

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Found some really useful information for my essay on masks

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Threats - Underwater Sculpture by Jason deCaires Taylor

These underwater sculptures are made using non-toxic, pH neutral marine grade cement, free from harmful pollutants, becoming an integral part of the local ecosystem. 

The highly durable cement encourages coral larvae to attach and thrive, while nooks and dark cubbyholes formed of folds of clothing provide homes for fish and crustaceans. 

Each work is produced in consultation with marine scientists to maximise their impact and placed in areas that do not have much marine life to boost biodiversity. 

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How Can Ecological Artists Move Beyond Aesthetic Gestures?

If art is to be relevant to the environment, it needs to move beyond an art context to engage with the land itself.

From Land Art to Ecological Art 

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Tue Greenfort

Den Frie, Copenhagen, Denmark

Tue Greenfort creates surreal and political works exploring current ecological issues we are now facing. In the contemporary debates essay I will making reference to artists who deal with these ecological concerns by creating transformative works that make a positive difference in the world. I will be asking the question of whether art has a newfound purpose in the current era of climate change.