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People feel inspired to protect the planet for many reasons: For our children's future; for people already facing the effects of climate change; for the rights of all species. But at an even simpler level, the sheer wonder and beauty of this planet is enough to inspire us to act.
Beauty is all around us. And it is just as important to bear witness to the beauty as it is to bear witness to the devastation. Ekodo Arts is a space where we encourage the arts to do this important work; to bear witness to the beauty of this planet, the problems we face, and the actions people are taking to create change.
We would like to encourage and share art that inspires compassionate action. You can click on the links above to see more. If you would like to add a link to your own art work, please contact us.
The photo above is of an installation Jo Campbell created in 2008 called Take Heart. Jo's art at this time explored emotional reactions to climate change. Fear, Anger, Hope. Each installation included brightly coloured heart-shaped stones frozen in ice. As the hearts melt out of the ice they represent melting away the distractions that keep us from acting to save the planet. We melt away our fear of failure, our apathy, our denial and we begin to engage. As we face our fears and engage, we find our capacity as humans to respond to great adversity with courage, compassion, tenacity and vision – to respond from the heart.
Beauty is all around us. And it is just as important to bear witness to the beauty as it is to bear witness to the devastation. Ekodo Arts is a space where we encourage the arts to do this important work; to bear witness to the beauty of this planet, the problems we face, and the actions people are taking to create change.
We would like to encourage and share art that inspires compassionate action. You can click on the links above to see more. If you would like to add a link to your own art work, please contact us.
The photo above is of an installation Jo Campbell created in 2008 called Take Heart. Jo's art at this time explored emotional reactions to climate change. Fear, Anger, Hope. Each installation included brightly coloured heart-shaped stones frozen in ice. As the hearts melt out of the ice they represent melting away the distractions that keep us from acting to save the planet. We melt away our fear of failure, our apathy, our denial and we begin to engage. As we face our fears and engage, we find our capacity as humans to respond to great adversity with courage, compassion, tenacity and vision – to respond from the heart.