These images were among the juried selections for the , organised by (ASCI).
They are on display at the until January 25, 2009, and include pictures of electricity-generating moths and polar bears with jet packs…
Plug
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Informed by the paintings of , Morin illustrates not only what we are doing to Earth’s resources (removing them), but also what we need to do (replace and renew resources).
Future Bear
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This image hopes to provoke questions about the future of our planet, as well as our role as innovators and problem-solvers.
Polar bears growing gills and wearing jet packs seems pretty unlikely, but it is often our wildest ideas that end up as realities.
Jungle
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Just as a doctor would take an X-ray of their ill patients, Miller took an X-ray of several plants from the so-called , the Amazon rainforest.
Moth Generator
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In theory, moths could be magnetised (using a high-iron diet) and polarised. By then making them fly backwards and forwards (using light) past conductive coils, an electric current could be generated.
The idea is, of course, fictional – but Chin hopes to encourage creative thought about the future of energy production.
Flamingo Egg
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The image alludes to the maternal urge and to the conditions needed for life
Off the Grid
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This image considers our planet’s future in the light of accelerating .
It was created by layering Photoshop images with traditional techniques like monotype, relief and lithographic printmaking.
