This installation consists of an area as a giant white cube and hollow, with a nearly invisible door giving access to the interior of the cube where the installation is a form of a Magic Cube (Rubik's Cube) partially destroyed, where some of the sides of the cubes have a screen and other sides are completely black. The screens, 5 at the same time in different parts of the plant, show a video that explains the reason for the shape of the installation. Then you will see the stages that the Earth has passed away and may come to pass (Ice Age and Global Warming) until that is it impossible to recover and is destroyed, their pieces transform themselves into cubes that are grouped on one side of a cube magic.
It is a instalation somewhat peculiar and its paradox is that to be a 'toy' to communicate something serious will the person who observes.
FASE #1 | Pesquisa Eleonor Piteira. Mariana Alves. Rute Morais
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SÁ, Sara, «A Vingança da Natureza», in VISÃO; Lisbon, 24 to 30 May 2001, pp. 88-102
An article that portrays a possibly real scenario, that goes straight to the point, is outrighting and has a great impact on anyone. The way the matter is addressed, the examples given, the detail of the information and the fact that everything is said to probably happen, keeps our attention and creates disliking.Please note that this revised date of 2001 and, even then, the problem of global warming was known and discussed.
YouTube – Comercial 30" sobre Aquecimento Global; Video sharing site; reached on 18 March 2008
This reference shows a short video to some extent a subjective leaving little room for the viewer reflect. Through a harmless animal, a fish, we are faced with a reality of sufoco in which the man is, and that with the passage of the film and the actual time in the life of it, will be increasingly. Indeed, the man has become a being self-destructive. And often egocentric therefore ignores events that, at least apparently, does not affect in this but, one day later affect their descendants. But there are men for whom everything is insufficient to raise their awareness, there are men who are autodestroem…
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World Clock; reached on 12 March 2008
In a world where everything changes constantly, it is complicated to pay atention to what's going on around us. This fascinating site is, like the name says, a global clock that records by every second and on real time a incredible number of factors wich afects not only human population, but also the world.
Naturlink the link to nature–Clothes colection made of cork [Naturlink (16-12-2003)]; Portal conected to the environment; reached on 26 Março 2008
At a time in which man is destroying more than planting, nothing like using natural resources, wich means, resources that enable sistematic use without the risc of disappearing. This way, Cláudia Sousa, replying to a chalenge lauched by CIRAC Fashion, replaces animal skin for cork, wich curiously is abundant in Portugal. And actualy nowadays "cork is used in accessories, like in shoes, belts, bags, etc." All of this has an exepcional ecological importance, since the regeneration of the cork oaks is continuous and does not bring harm to our planet.
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EMMERICH, Roland [2004], The Day After Tomorrow, United States, with Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal; Science Fiction
Filled with special effects, this movie relates to a story in which, because of a series of abrupt climate changes, the Northern Hemisphere is going through a new ice age. It is an uneasy movie and it is the most when we know that many experts say that scenario could become real. It’s inviting, strong and leaves a big impression, makes us think.
YouTube – Blue Man Group: Earth To Humanity; video sharing site; reached on 18 March 2008
Global warming is a problem that affects and will affect the entire world population. The ignorance and / or the unconcern on the subject are the greatest enemies of the aggravation of this great inconvenience. In this video, the awareness of global warming is approached in a light, clear and somehow funny way. Performed by the Blue Man Group.
