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Who thought up earth day? |
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"...mobile societies are interdependent with the fragile, life-sustaining systems of the air, the water, the land." |
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The King County Library System is a free and conserving resource for information on Earth Day and green living. Visit their infoGreen page for ideas, books, periodicals and media materials. For art-making ideas re-using materials found around the house, check out Kimberly Monaghan's Organic Crafts and Laura C. Martin's Recycled Crafts Box and many more. |
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Method & Message Aligned |
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Conservation and recycling are both the method and message of Re: cycle. After the 4-week campaign, our "Eco-Flexx" and "Eco-Poster" billboards will be recycled. Composed of 100% recyclable polyethylene substrate, the billboards will contribute to composite products such as rail road ties, lawn edging, guard rails, and more. Re: cycle's billboards are made of a 100% recyclable polyethylene substrate. Known as "Eco-Flexx" and "Eco-Poster" material, this substrate is an innovative alternative to the vinyl and paper-and-glue media previously used in advertising capaigns.
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Art and the Environment |
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www.greenmuseum.org - an online museum of environmental art practice www.greenarts.org - a resource for practices and theories of environmental art www.ecoartnetwork.org - an interdisciplinary network of professionals dedicated to the practices of ecological art www.weadartists.org - listing of women arts professionals concerned with environmental issues |
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Art and Daily Experience |
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Re: cycle brings a work of public art to residents County-wide and creates an unexpected experience with an everyday interface. It incorporates the work and thinking of an artist into King County's public spaces and infrastructure and raises awareness for local resources. Deepening the connections of County residents to the places in which they live and work, Re: cycle is a temporary public art project that relates to the environmental practice our region is known for. |
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| © Carol dePelecyn, Terra Firma, 2008, Billboard. Original photograph by Steve McGehee | 
Scroll down for videos, interactive resources, links, and a slideshow. |
About Re: cycle
Re: cycle is a temporary public art project, bringing Terra Firma, the artwork permanently installed at the Shoreline Transfer Station to over 40 billboards throughout King County.
In honor of Earth Day, this collaboration of artist Carol DePelecyn, 4Culture and the King County Solid Waste division asks you to consider the image, consider the words and ask yourself about the cycles of nature and cycles of waste you are a part of.
What can you do to reduce waste? How can you get involved in cycles of reuse? Celebrate this Earth day with resolutions for all year.
The Artwork
The artwork was originally created for, and is permanently installed at the Shoreline Transfer Station, the first LEED platinum-certified industrial site in the United States. Fascinated by the strata of the earth created at landfills, DePelecyn and photographer Steve McGehee made repeated visits to the Cedar Hills Landfill, where waste from local transfer stations is delivered and compressed into landforms on a vast scale. Mount Rainier, perhaps the most iconic symbol of our region's natural beauty, overlooks this mountain of garbage. The two landforms, one natural and one man-made, reflect earth cycles we are all a part of.
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| Re: cycle, an artist interview, a Sammamish High School student-made video. |
Waste, videography by Steve McGehee, editing by Sammamish students. |
Stewards of Our Waste
King County's Solid Waste division manages our waste at the highest possible level with state-of-the-art facilities that have received national recognition for their advanced operations. Cedar Hills Landfill, pictured in the artwork, is a 920-acre facility in operation since 1965. While it meets the highest standards for protecting public and environmental health, its capacity is limited. Currently receiving nearly 1 million tons of solid waste each year, it is incumbent upon us as individuals and as a community to reduce our waste and recycle what we can.
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From Our Collection
More and more artists are exploring the environment in their work. From the use of recycled material as media to thematic explorations, Earth Day is every day for many artists.
