This summer I have felt very privileged and excited to have been one of the two Artists in Residence at Northumberlandia. It has given me the opportunity to work on a beautiful site, looking at a subject I am very passionate about: our natural surroundings, the environment and climate change. I have previously shared images of the pieces I have made in response to visitors pledges and the work of local children. Here are just a few more images of the pieces on-site in September, 2018.
- 8.3 Billion metric tonnes of plastic produced since the 1950’s
- Plastic can take 500 years to fully decompose.
- Only 9% of plastic is recycled (79% goes to landfill and 12% is incinerated).
‘We pledge to do a litter pick every time we visit the beach’.
‘We pledge to plant flowers for the bees’.
‘Reducing food waste around the World would help curb emissions of planet warming gasses’.
‘I pledge to recycle more items, buy less groceries and throw away less food’
‘To use no more plastic folks’, Green Pledge.
After four months working Northumberland Wildlife Trust at Northumberlandia, over 120 Green Pledges were made with local families and school children and 17 large pledges were made in response to the pledges made by local visitors. I am hoping to be able to work again with the NWT and other organisations on similar projects encouraging people to think about the positive actions they can take to help their local environment and the World’s climate.
Louise Underwood @OBSESIVCREATIV 