Air travel renders
this environmentalist
somewhat conflicted.
by Scooj
Tag: Climate change
2053. The Bearpit (177)
With the incredible weather we have had recently in Bristol, there has been a massive turnover of street art, so what the hell am I doing delving through my archive pictures rather than posting current street/graffiti art? I think that it tends to happen when I am looking for something specific and then stumble upon things that I have squirreled away. Anyhow, I saw this and just had to post it. It is a winter piece (obviously from the subject) by John D’oh.
The stencil depicts the snowman from Disney’s Frozen, and makes a pun on the name with one of the characters (Olaf = a laugh), but then draws in the incredibly serious matter of climate change. This is a skillful way of blending art, humour and the biggest issue of our time in a typically John D’oh way. I love this piece and am happy that I have now at last liberated it.
Activist
Worth skipping school for
my daughter joins climate march
‘that’s my girl’ I say.
by Scooj
Job done
.
Climate data launched
hoping it gains some traction
will watch tonight’s news.
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by Scooj
1836. We the Curious
Most people in Bristol will know that the brilliant museum in Millennium Square, formerly known as @Bristol, changed its name to ‘We the Curious’ about a year ago, in a deliberate move to engage with people and inquisitive young minds. The museum and surrounding environment have always lent themselves to creative arts and the area is a showcase for science meets arts. Recently ‘We the Curious’ teamed up with the Cabot Institute to commission this beautiful work by Bristol illustrator and artist Anna Higgie.
This is a climate change mural (which immediately ticks my boxes) that on the face of it is a stylish portrait, but look a little closer and the picture comes alive with little stories about a changing climate and some of the causes. It is an unusual piece and one we should be proud of, if together with strong climate narratives it begins to engage people with the urgent need to do things differently in order to slow down CO2 emissions. I only know of one other work by the artist in Bristol and will have to post it soon.
One of the joys of the street art scene in Bristol is that it encompasses a spectrum of art from the safest commissions through to illegal graffiti writing and everything in between. Long live artistic expression and public access to art.
Biodiversity loss
With great urgency
actions, not words, are needed
before it’s too late.
by Scooj
written on returning from a two day conference on environmental communications. We really do have so very little time remaining to prevent both a biodiversity and climate catastrophe. Time to write to your MPs or political representatives and ask them what they are doing about these two growing issues which will have impacts far greater than any banking crisis we have ever seen.
Changes
My old sad heart weeps
for grandchildren not yet born;
their inheritance.
by Scooj
1.5 degrees
Major announcement
on climate change consensus;
sense of urgency.
by Scooj
On publication of the IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty
Dynamic age
Age of droughts and floods
age of rising sea levels
age of migration.
by Scooj
- I added two seven syllable lines to convert this into a Tanka, but I felt it just a little too sanctimonious. They were:
unless we do something now
this will be our legacy
Leaving Paris
America first
the rest of the world suffers;
Mr Trump-Magoo.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 