Speaking of the systems of industry and consumption that target us And that we participate in... have you seen The Story of Stuff ? In just 20 minutes, this little video breaks down the infrastructure of our consumption based economy and our "stuff" dependent lifestyles and how the "linear system" of how our stuff is produced and consumed can't possibly sustain our "finite planet indefinitely." And all with super accessible and cute cartoon animation that bring in the palatable slash funny factor that keeps us giggling a bit so we can face and swallow the truth which, like I was saying in my last post, helps us get present to our reality so we can be in position for present action (change).
Annie Leonard, the author and host of The Story of Stuff, said this in the Los Angeles Times article from this month on her and her -Story- videos:
"We environmentalists are a whiny, wonky bunch," Leonard says. "We bombard people with facts. But who wants to join a movement where people just scold you? We have to make it inspiring. We have to make it fun."
YES! Exactly what Z page of this week "caution" is rooted in... awareness through pointing out the likes of the very silliness of our own "bought" into systems. (And look at how our page "caution" also has linear system imagery, with arrows, just like Annie uses in her video.. neat!) Annie's "fun" strategy of communicating that which is very serious is used in another of her videos The Story of Bottled Water, only 8 minutes and excellent. Both pieces contain links to solutions and actions we can take now. Watch them here....!
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| Click to View Large ... on the right side of "caution" find the linear system going down, with arrows, like the horizontal one in The Story of Stuff |
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O boy, and now I am seeing that bottle (diagonal, with red bubbles) in the back ground of "caution" and it's working so great now with this Story of Bottled Water video! It was drawn in way before any awareness emerged about our plastic bottles epidemic. I remember drawing it inspired by the collaged in linear system on the right there (says "technology") that Jennifer cut out and pasted in, which I do believe gave birth to the whole page in the first place. it's contour looked like a bottle to me and so I drew a bottle shape behind it, kind of like an echo. the page evolved into this commentary on our technological and consumptive world... and Now we find that a huge result of our "lifestyles" is this massive wasting of our planet via the production, consumption, and mass waste accumulation by bottles of water.
ReplyDeleteand so! years later, I feel I now know why Jennifer cut our the linear system in this shape and why it elicited another shape on the page of the same kind. :) why not? ...if we get out of our own way, we can allow our art to give foresight and insight beyond our own agendas and understanding. and in no other arena of my creative life have I let it all go and flow more than in ZBOOK. Thank goodness almighty. this helps me Now! inspires me Now! to do just that, with my art now, my muisc now, and with my life. Thank you ZBOOK.
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