FAST FORWARD Fast Forward is a series of short films that explore five artists’ dreams for a regenerative world. Featuring over 300 global voices, the films have been made by artists from Ethiopia, Senegal, and the United States. The series explores a future that is fair and regenerative, realized through global collaboration and the centering of historically marginalized groups. It intends to reframe the prevailing political rhetoric on climate change, grounding the narrative in the lived experience and voice of global citizens. The aim is that these artworks help to turn an often data-driven and technically heavy conversation surrounding the global energy crisis into an open, intimate dialogue, creating accessible stories and new motivation for global change. Commissioned and produced by Olafur... Read More

Matteo Zamagni’s Horror Vacui juxtaposes the Earth’s untouched lands with human beings’ artificial settlements. Using a back-and-forth of computer-aided designs, real images and digital reconstructions of forests, mountains landscapes and overpopulated metropolitan areas, Horror Vacui culminates in an explosion, that sees nature prevailing over constructions before it all retracts to an abstract, primordial-looking shape. The title of the film is derived from Latin ‘fear of empty space’ or ‘fear of emptiness’. It is a term that describes an artistic obsession of filling every surface without leaving any empty space. This concept, according to Zamagni, “relates to the frenetic expansion and hyper-development currently undertaken by humankind.” Simultaneously, it references Buddhist philosophy as the way in which human beings are limited in... Read More

The Red Line Project is a series of worldwide temporary installations that represent “the blood vein of mother nature” and highlight ecological devastations at locations affected by climate change.

Co-director of Plastic Free Israel, Evelyn Anca’s plastic fish is made from the pieces collected during a community with the village youth on the Papua New Guinean island of Kiriwina. The idea was raise awareness in the community and spark a conversation about the huge the plastic problem in small islands such as Kiriwina. “In many developing countries plastic pollution is out of control – there are no facilities or proper infrastructure for waste management and also a lack of awareness. Like many islands nations around the world, in Kiriwina, people rely mostly on fish for their nutrition. However, plastic waste is piled up in villages, beaches and the sea floor, polluting the water and marine life which they rely... Read More

Israeli musicians Neomi Maggeni and Faraj Srour’s intention was to not only highlight the deeply traumatic experience that whales go through as a result of man made noise but the “far-reaching negative effects of mankind, which travel across great distances, like industrial echoes, and may do more harm than the good we think they do.” “Some oceanic seismic surveys are so powerful, they’re able to silence whole communities of whales for weeks. This unfortunate fact prompted us to look into noise pollution in the oceans and its effects on marine life. We intended to highlight the facts, as well as connect to the listener on a deeper level using sound. We collected data about man made noise in the ocean,... Read More

Zimbabwean sculptor, Jon Wreal, recreates the Gondwana Digitata, or African baobab to not only raise awareness of great importance of the largest succulent in existence but highlight the sense of community the tree encapsulates. Gondwana Digitata has for centuries existed as a refuge or home for creatures great and small. The tree is a loose metaphor for community challenges and what we strive to do to overcome. Known to grow in very arid conditions, it is a symbol of life and positivity in an environment where little can thrive. About Jon Wreal Jon Wreal was born in Gweru, Zimbabwe, and refers to himself as an urban nomad even though his permanent address is in Harare. In 2009 he commenced a BFA(Visual Art-Painting, Sculpture... Read More