dimitris foutris / work /

emergency room, 2007, cd, aluminium foil, frame, Ileana Tounta contemporary art centre, athens, greece
 

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"Future Shocks" - "Dead Eyes See No Future"
CO2 - Water, water, everywhere? - Think global, act local

In this work I used aluminium foil which I folded it several times and then I unfolded and burned it, so I was able to write a small text.
I put this piece in a black frame so it looks more like a monumental/formal sign that makes this testimony more visible.
Also I made a music compilation CD playing in the gallery with songs having in the title the word ‘future’.
The text I took it from the internet. I surfed through a lot of news websites, search engines, etc. and I finally decided to put this paragraph from different articles and news about Climate Action.

Think global, act local is well-worn catchphrase to encourage people
to take action against carbon emissions, the waist of water and natural disasters, including fires & floods.

My opinion is that we must have awareness and personal view about things and be responsible. Only from a responsible personal view about the world we are able to do things about us. In other words we need to go forwards not backwards.

Music compilation CD

  1. Arch Enemy – Dead Eyes See No Future
  2. Nevermore – A Future Uncertain
  3. Sepultura – Primitive Future
  4. In Flames – The Future Repeats Today
  5. After The Burial – Forging A Future Self