Sharjah Biennial: Art, Ecology, and the Politics of Change

The current Biennial in Sharjah, UAE, is subtitled “Art, Ecology, and the Politics of Change.” One featured artist, Tea Mäkipää (bad-ass name, no?) created Ten Commandments for the 21st Century. Her piece involved going from Germany to the UAE by ground, in accord with her first commandment, “Do not fly.”

It’s always interested me that there are sustainable acts that are a huge pain in the neck, and sustainable acts that barely require any sacrifice — and then, of course, it’s all relative… Do we aim to make everything conveniently sustainable first, and then inconvenience ourselves?

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