UNITY virtual exhibition brings together a wide range of works created by TAMK Media, Music and Art students during the academic year 2020-2021, while re-examining what ‘art’ means and its interrelationship with life.⠀
Climate Anxiety, 2020
Site-specific artwork / Photography
The climate crisis is placing a heavy burden on our environment and on those who are adamant about trying to preserve it. We live amid a dire circumstance, and the anxieties and the feelings of inadequacy have become utterly overwhelming. For a few hours in November of 2020, trees in the woods of Pyynikinharju in Tampere were blemished with strips of red crafting paper, resembling gapping cuts. The red markings stood in harsh contrast against the forest greenery, and the connotations of destruction and pain were clear. This work is based on notions of environmentalism and self-harm. The site-specific practices involved in this work were environmentally friendly, and all trace of it was removed from the forest.
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My site-specific work and diptych "Climate Anxiety" can be found in the exhibition: https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/en/exhibition/5150333/unity I also have been involved in iWeek 2021 as a social media and marketing coordinator - manning the TAMK iWeek social media channels, website and some graphic design.
I really like the contrast of the red with the earthy colours, very strong message.