Saturday 10 Oct-Sunday 22 November
CCANW
Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World
Exhibition launch:
Sunday 11 October, 2-4pm
All welcome
2pm Exhibition tour with Shai Zakai
2.30pm Refreshments
"Ecological art is one of the good ways I know of for mediation between the individual, the place and the decision-makers." Shai Zakai
Jan's box Eucalyptus is one of the contributions to Forest Tunes by local artists and environmentalists, who were invited to each create a black box containing organic material inspired by personal memories of a particular natural environment.
Eucalyptus contains leaves from two trees, and a short documentary video Tree Stories
Founder and director of the Israeli Forum for Ecological Art, Shai Zakai's installation Forest Tunes is based on 14 years work. The "library" is a collection of up-cycled boxes containing organic material - leaves, twigs and seeds - from 19 countries. Accompanied by stories and photographs, they record evidence of the imprint of humankind on the environment. Engaging our senses of touch, smell, sight, and sound simultaneously, this collection highlights the daily effects of global warming set in motion by human beings, i.e., the loss of biodiversity, deforestation, and human indifference.
www.eco-art.co.il
www.ccanw.co.uk
Haldon Forest Park, Exeter, Devon, EX6 7XR, UK
T: 01392 832277
E: info@ccanw.co.uk
CCANW Gallery is adjacent to the new Gateway and main car park of the Haldon Forest Park, between Exeter Racecourse and Haldon Belvedere and 5 miles (8km) south of Exeter. OS Grid ref. SX884849.
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