It is a grey day in Christchurch. Typical of the spring season, we have one beauty of a day, followed by overcast skies and drizzle. Not to worry, the weekend has rolled around again even though I do feel slightly short changed that we don’t get another three day weekend! This week’s Friday favs cover an eclectic range of topics – but I did really enjoy viewing Alain Delorme’s photos. Art and the environment are such a complimentary duo – sometimes the only way to get a point across is through visual explanation, as Delorme has demonstrated the process of mass consumption in his images. Enjoy.
Alain Delorme
The images in his Totems Series look at the complexities of Chinese society and the concept of the market economy. This is demonstrated through a series of exaggerated and manipulated images that show a variety of burdening loads being carried to what we assume would be the market or for direct sale. The series demonstrates the way the Chinese economy is diversifying, and yet there is still such a strong presence of the migrant worker.
Green Burials – A slightly different take on death.
Beth Terry at fakeplasticfish.com http://fakeplasticfish.com/2010/10/green-burial-like-composting-food-waste-and-your-body-is-the-food/ is considering greener methods of burial. Thinking outside of the traditional casket feels like an almost taboo subject, as the burial process for a loved one is such a symbolic process ie: choosing an expensive wooden casket with the pilowed interior is like the final way to pamper someone, so to look at the forms of burial suggested by Terry, may be a little overwhelming for some people. Terry’s ideals are straight forward – why is it necessary to have coffins that have been developed to resist moisture and wont compose? There is even a coffin that is entirely plastic, which is cheaper than a wooden coffin, but think of the emissions resulting from making the coffins as well as having it buried under ground. I would recommend reading this blog, it really questions what has been long considered a standard Western practice.
What to do with old Digital technology
Here is a list of all the things you can do with obsolete digital technology. Visit the re-nest website to have a read. http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/recycling-donating/5-ways-to-recycle-your-old-digital-camera-130726?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+apartmenttherapy/re-nest+(Re-Nest)
Change in regulation by Enviro Minister
We are please to see that there has been a regulation reversal, put into force by Nick Smith. The last Labour government made the decision that all household products needed to have childproof caps – to ensure the safety of young children. Nick Smith determined that this was a brazen decision, that did not take into account the extra cost for consumers and the environment. Click Here to read the entire press release. http://feeds.beehive.govt.nz/release/regulation+reversal+will+save+households
It is a grey day in Christchurch. Typical of the spring season, we have one beauty of a day, followed by overcast skies and drizzle. Not to worry, the weekend has rolled around again even though I do feel slightly short changed that we don’t get another three day weekend! This week’s Friday favs cover an eclectic range of topics – but I did really enjoy viewing Alain Delorme’s photos. Art and the environment are such a complimentary duo – sometimes the only way to get a point across is through visual explanation, as Delorme has demonstrated the process of mass consumption in his images. Enjoy.
Alain Delorme
The images in his Totems Series look at the complexities of Chinese society and the concept of the market economy. This is demonstrated through a series of exaggerated and manipulated images that show a variety of burdening loads being carried to what we assume would be the market or for direct sale. The series demonstrates the way the Chinese economy is diversifying, and yet there is still such a strong presence of the migrant worker. Read all about it on the Black Eiffel Blog.
Green Burials – A slightly different take on death.
Beth Terry at fakeplasticfish.com is considering greener methods of burial. Thinking outside of the traditional casket feels like an almost taboo subject, as the burial process for a loved one is such a symbolic process ie: choosing an expensive wooden casket with the pilowed interior is like the final way to pamper someone, so to look at the forms of burial suggested by Terry, may be a little overwhelming for some people. Terry’s ideals are straight forward – why is it necessary to have coffins that have been developed to resist moisture and wont compose? There is even a coffin that is entirely plastic, which is cheaper than a wooden coffin, but think of the emissions resulting from making the coffins as well as having it buried under ground. I would recommend reading this blog, it really questions what has been long considered a standard Western practice.
What to do with old Digital technology
Here is a list of all the things you can do with obsolete digital technology. Visit the re-nest website to have a read.
Change in regulation by Enviro Minister
We are please to see that there has been a regulation reversal, put into force by Nick Smith. The last Labour government made the decision that all household products needed to have childproof caps – to ensure the safety of young children. Nick Smith determined that this was a brazen decision, that did not take into account the extra cost for consumers and the environment. Click here to read the entire press release.
