ARTS

BEYOND WORDS

Artist Noel Miller describes the role that art has played in communicating the romance and fragility of Antarctica.

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ANTHONY EPES ON THE RECORD

Erika Yarrow talks to the leading photographer.

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WISE WORDS

Erika Yarrow talks to artists Helen and Newton Harrison about their new exhibition 'Greenhouse Britain: Losing Ground, Gaining Wisdom.'

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THE HOT BREATH OF OUR CIVILISATION

Ian McEwan, novelist (published in Burning Ice, by Cape Farewell).

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SAVING IT IN STYLE

Erika Yarrow visited the 'Slow Water' exhibition and discovered that saving water can be stylish as well as being sustainable.

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FASHION DILEMMA

Emily Doyle* discusses the relationship between art and consumption, and how fashion may benefit the environment.

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DAVID BUCKLAND ON THE RECORD

Erika Yarrow talks to the artist and Director of Cape Farewell.

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AMEN TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Contraction and Convergence (C&C) is like a perfect cadence in music says Aubrey Meyer*.

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DAVID HALEY ON THE RECORD

Erika Yarrow talks to the artist and academic.

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CANALETTO'S LONDON

London is one of the greatest cities in the world and the River Thames is its beating heart. But if you want to know what London and its river were like at a time of huge growth, CIWEM Executive Director, Nick Reeves, suggests you look at Canaletto's amazing paintings.

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WHAT THE RENAISSANCE DID FOR US

Great art, says CIWEM Executive Director, Nick Reeves, can have a profound influence on our thinking and our attitudes. In the Renaissance it was important in communicating serious messages about our relationship with the world that are relevant today.

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MAKING PLACES

Creating a sense of place is a key theme of modern environmental design. Jonathan Ives* looks at how the making of places has evolved into the concept of placemaking and the role of art in the process.

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INSPIRED BY NATURE

Peter Randall-Page* describes how nature influenced the design of the Eden Project's new education centre.

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FRAMED: THE ENVIRONMENT IN PICTURES

Peter Brimblecombe* describes how the visual arts have long depicted our environment, even enabling scientists to gain a better understanding of sea level rises.

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MAKING FLOODSCAPES

Artist John Goto* describes how his work is disseminating ideas around flood risk management.

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RAB BENNETTS ON THE RECORD

Erika Yarrow talks to the renowned eco-architect.

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MUSCLING IN ON CANADIAN ART

What do Dreissena polymorpha and modern art in Canada have in common? Plenty, according to British artist Simon Starling, winner of the 2005 Turner Prize. Sarah Stanners* reports.

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WHILE NATURE'S LIBRARY BURNS

David Buckland* concludes our serialisation of Burning Ice, Cape Farewell's inspirational book documenting the recent Arctic explorations of artists, scientists and writers onboard a 100-year old schooner.

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CULTURE OF COLLABORATION

CIWEM's new arts and ecology initiative is a vital step towards creating a wider, productive platform for the arts and environmental sectors to inform and engage with one another. Gunpowder Park is supporting CIWEM and Artistic Director, Eileen Woods, explains how its work demonstrates the value and potential of the interdisciplinary working practice that CIWEM is promoting.

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THREE MADE PLACES

Sculptural statements by Peter Clegg and Antony Gormley created during a Cape Farewell expedition to the Arctic.

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SAM'S SPACE

Sam Bowyer talks to Erika Yarrow about culture, climate change and the new on-line museum that is opening up access to environmental art.

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FROM BROWN TO GREEN

Erika Yarrow explores a vibrant eco-facility on the outskirts of Toronto.

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BRING ON THE FREE-THINKERS

Erika Yarrow finds inspiration, energy and optimism amongst arts and ecology experts at the University of Falmouth.

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