Eyes as Big as Plates. We belong to nature, can you feel it? #ArtForChange
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Eyes as Big as Plates. We belong to nature, can you feel it? #ArtForChange

Artist: Riitta Ikonen and Karoline Hjorth Medium: Photography, Series Project: Eyes as Big as Plates Nordic folklore portraits that with profound simplicity are able to translate us into a sort of an enacted landscape. Living sculptures that remind us of the fact that indeed, we belong to nature. Visit the full gallery to discover all works: https://eyesasbigasplates.com/list-of-works/ Continue reading

I’ve lived… or the magic behind activating the willingness of artistic participation
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I’ve lived… or the magic behind activating the willingness of artistic participation

Artist: Candy Chang (New Orleans, USA) Location of art work: New York Project: Post-it Notes for Neighbors “Post-it Notes for Neighbours” is an interactive installation (inspired by Illegal Art’s To Do project) that asks neighbours to share details about their lives in the city. Questions & answers that create a participative work of art and unveils personal stories. Might the … Continue reading

Art as an excuse for interaction: The Big Flag of Cultural Diversity
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Art as an excuse for interaction: The Big Flag of Cultural Diversity

“The Big flag of Cultural Diversity” was sewn as a participative artistic intervention, made to celebrate the value of cultural diversity while fostering the community. This activity was undertaken within the frame of the conference day “DAY D: Africa as you never seen it before” promoted by the University of Lleida & Foundation Ferreruela Sanfeliu (Lleida, … Continue reading

Vermibus: highjackings ad’s in the name of fine art
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Vermibus: highjackings ad’s in the name of fine art

Artist: Vermibus  Location: Europe Project: Dissolving Europe “Using a dubious inter-rail ticket, Vermibus set out with a set of 90 keys and his pallet of solvents to physically and temporally highjack the western world of advertisements in the name of fine art. Each site is carefully deliberated with its environment, from Rolex boutiques, to archaic museums. The … Continue reading

Crisis by SpY
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Crisis by SpY

Artist: SpY Location: Bilbao (ES) Word “Crisis” created with 1000€ in coins of 2 cents. The installation took place in a centric neighborhood in the city of Bilbao. All the coins disappeared in less than 24 hours. A visual piece that makes a pretty clever use of the raw material. In fact it is this point which pushes the piece … Continue reading

Waiting for climate change.
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Waiting for climate change.

Artist: Isaac Cordal Location:De Panne, Belgium Within: BEAUFORT04 The Triennial of Contemporary Art by the Sea. A reflective, small but intense, miniature installation which confronts stereotypes of individuals from various backgrounds with the issue of climate change in different ways.  Passivity is transformed into a reflective creative action that speaks with no words. Cordal’s ‘waiting for climate change’ was … Continue reading

TANDEM Turkey-EU Open Call
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TANDEM Turkey-EU Open Call

TANDEM – Cultural Managers Exchange Turkey – European Union aims at establishing long-term collaborations between cultural organisations from Turkey and the EU countries. Call for applicants for the Partner Forum to take place in İzmir on 11-14 June, 2015 is open. Deadline: 22 April, 2015 For more information on the call check out their website. … Continue reading

More Poetry is Needed.
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More Poetry is Needed.

Artist : Jeremy Deller Location: Swansea (UK) Within: ART ACROSS THE CITY FESTIVAL More about the proposal under: http://www.locwsinternational.com/?portfolio=jeremy-deller Indeed, simple & effective. Jeremy Deller’s proposal is not only an statement that speaks by itself but also example of accessible art which gets everyone to reflect on it, either you like it or not, you share its … Continue reading