Balbina De Silva M

Parsons work 2015-2019

Artist Proposal (alter ego artist: Jenny Holzer) // Studio 2

As an artist, designer, and creator I am very concerned with the increasing lack of resources which is approaching us. Now more than ever, natural resources are being replaced with synthetic materials and man-made chemicals that are very harmful to us and to the environment. To raise awareness and express my concerns I would like to propose a  new series of projections. The idea is to have three projections, one in Indo-Burma (southern Asia), the second in New Zealand, and the third in Sundaland (Indonasia/Malaysia). What all these places have in common is that they are amongst the world’s most destroyed natural areas. The projections will involve a combination of text and visuals, with the intention to persuade and move the viewers. This project will last 3 days; thus one day per projection. The projections will each be available on their day from sunset up until sunrise. The goal is to project words that get people thinking, and each site will send a different message to the world. In terms of visuals, the projection will show animals and/or plants that used to be part of the site and are no longer there. Finally, in order for my projections to be seen by others other than the people in the site I propose to project a video on times square showing both the projection and people’s reactions. Since New York City is a capital of the world with a variety of people, the message will get across to many. Hopefully, if this project is brought to life, I will continue my projections in other partially destroyed natural areas.


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epa00182685 A small village where rice and opium farmers live is seen behind a large hill which has been cleared of timber by slash and burn methods ready for agriculture, in north-eastern Myanmar (Burma), close to the Chinese border, Monday 26 April 2004. Unchecked logging fuelled by the huge growth in the Chinese economy has taken its toll on the area. Deforestation is acute in Myanmar as a consequence of timber exploitation and poor agricultural methods and it is one of the least environmentally protected countries in South East Asia. Myanmar supplies 60 per cent of the world's teak wood consumption, and derives nearly 10 percent of it's foreign income from timber exports. EPA/BARBARA WALTON

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