by Jourdan Imani Keith | Nov 22, 2013 | 6, Issues, Magazine
You are a body of water. If you knew this, would you protect yourself? The water in your body is part of the water cycle and connected to every other body of water. If you knew this, would you want to protect all the bodies of water on the planet? I. MY FATHER I...
by Jackie Brookner | Nov 22, 2013 | 6, Issues, Magazine
I. INTRODUCTION THERE’S ‘DIRTY WATER’ AND THERE’S ‘DIRTY WATER.’ Sometimes bringing dirt and water together is actually a good thing. This is when ‘dirt’ means ‘soil,’ and water is able to penetrate freely...
by Stacy Levy | Nov 22, 2013 | 6, Issues, Magazine
I. REVISITING THE ICONS ROBERT SMITHSON’S SPIRAL JETTY is one of the most frequently referenced works of environmental art. This huge spiral has been an icon in environmental art since it was created in 1970 on the Great Salt Lake in Utah. Spiral Jetty is the...
by Daniela Corvillon | Nov 22, 2013 | 6, Issues, Magazine
DESCRIPTION This project is based upon an investigation as to how cultural identity can be a social trigger to address ecological degradation. The research methodology draws from environmental, social and urban analyses in order to unveil the best strategy to address...
by Linda Weintraub | Nov 22, 2013 | 6, Issues, Magazine
INTRODUCTION WATER HAS A SPLIT personality. On the one hand, it is gregarious, continually absorbing and dissolving other materials. Water’s remarkable versatility is epitomized by its capacity to dissolve both acids and bases. On the other hand, it is...
by Chris Drury | Nov 22, 2013 | 6, Issues, Magazine
I. BACKGROUND IN THE TOWN OF LEWES in East Sussex, UK, there is a piece of wetland sandwiched between the river and the town, which 50 years ago used to be industrial land – a major railway marshalling yard– and which now due to the dismantling of the...
