EXPOSITION

THE AESTHETICS OF SUSTAINABILITY

A PROPOSAL FOR CREATIVE LIVING GROUP INTERVENTIONS TO BENEFIT AMAZONIA AND THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY 

PLANNING STAGE OF INTERVENTIONS STARTING SUMMER 2016
ACTION

The formation of cross-cultural/trans-disciplinary Relief & Development groups to work on specific problems arising in Amazonia and other areas of indigenous habitation. Each project (3-12 weeks) begins with research to identify problems and possible solutions. Follow-on Development in sustainable networks.

BRAZIL PILGRIMAGE

Envisaged projects so far are in Maringá, Rondonia, Altamira and Manaus.

KEYNOTE:

Integrating traditional living and progressive thinking in sustainable aesthetic culture. The promotion of culture as an indispensable component of sustainable development. . Using the problem solving capital of artists.

OUTCOMES
Disaster Relief & Development 

Protecting indigenous communities
Social and ecological justice

Promoting culture as a component of sustainable development
Learning how to live on less
Advancing sustainability in fine art practice

NEEDS RESEARCH

Inventory of needs in Amazonia and areas of indigenous population.  Cross-cultural and trans-disciplinary research. Strategies for Relief & Development

SEED BANK 

Seeds as needs. Collecting data on needs and using it in group mindfulness and dialogue to achieve well-thought-out consensus, incubating insights on problems identified, for sustainable interventions. 

CONTEXT

By 2050 only 50% of the Amazon will remain according to most sources.

Development needs balancing with ecology in a sustainable aesthetic.

Indigenous rights and well being are synonymous with world sustainability. 
Care and kindness of indigenous communities and rights is central to this project.

OXFORD BASE: Ian Lee, Studio 111, Richard Hamilton Building, Headington Hill Campus, Oxford. Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BN.