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Pop-up global art project turns air pollution into street art from London to New York City in honor of Earth day.
Air pollution has never been associated with beautifying a city, but that notion is about to change, albeit in a small, artistic way. Thanks to a project by a group of international artists, their sponsor Tiger Beer, and the ingenuity of Graviky Labs ' co-founder Anirudh Sharma, public spaces in Singapore, New York, Berlin, and London will feature creative murals and canvases painted with ink derived from smog.

This is made possible by Air-Ink, Sharma's invention born out of the MIT Media Lab, in which carbon emissions are collected, purified, and converted to a rich, water-resistant black ink that can be used in pens, markers, and screen printing. A 30 ml bottle of Air Ink negates 45 minutes of pollution, collected from a car exhaust pipe.

"Growing up in India and experiencing the effects of air pollution first-hand motivated me to think of ways to turn this harmful pollution into something useful," New Delhi-born Sharma said. "Purified, safe ink."

After a successful Air-Ink pilot art project in Hong Kong last year, Sharma's brainchild is now in the hands of renowned artists such as Buff Monster, KristopherH, MessyMsxi, and Die Dixons, who revealed pieces in New York's Chelsea (28th St. & 7th Ave.), London's Shaftsbury Avenue, Singapore's Orchard Gateway, and the streets of Berlin respectively. Along with other emerging artists, their public exhibitions expand into art galleries, bars, window displays, and other venues where urban art is appreciated, appropriately throughout the duration of April-the month of Earth Day.

No plans to travel to one of these cities this spring? Perhaps Air-Ink murals will come to an urban public space near you when Sharma's already-funded Kickstarter starts distribution of the product this summer.

"Seeing artworks created with Air-Ink and displayed in major cities of the world is truly an exciting step for me and my team," Sharma said. "A beautiful fusion between technology, science, and art, this collaborative initiative with Tiger has taken our technology further than I could have imagined."

Where to see Art-Ink street murals

In addition to the exhibitions mentioned above, other Air-Ink art pieces can be viewed at Buff Monster's show at the Clean Art Gallery at Senaspace Gallery in New York's Soho district (229 Centre St.) from April 22 (Earth Day) through May 1 . Pieces by Anthony Chong, who goes by the street name Antz, are featured in Singapore's Acid Bar (180 Orchard Rd.) through April 30 . A collective show throughout the month of April can viewed in Berlin's Urban Spree Art Gallery (Revaler Str. 99), which includes artists Rylsee, Steffen Seeger, Gogoplata, Kera1, Cren & Akte One, and Andrea Wan.

Travel journalist and video producer Erik Trinidad may be based in Brooklyn, but he spends a lot of time criss-crossing the globe in search of high adventure, exotic food, and scientific curiosities. Credits include National Geographic and Discovery.com.

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Pop-up global art project turns air pollution into street art from London to New York City in honor of Earth day. Air pollution has never been associated with beautifying a city, but that notion is about to change, albeit in a small, artistic way.

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Sculptures made from flip flops made in the ocean - you can find other examples online

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Did you know that the Blue Whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on earth? Their tongues alone can weigh as much as an elephant - their hearts, as much as a car. Blue whales are currently classified as endangered on the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List.

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The Endangered Species Coalition (ESC) is pleased to announce our 2018 Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest, which is open to K-12 grade students, including those who are homeschooled or belong to a youth/art program. The contest is an integral part of the 13 annual Endangered Species Day on .

Contest Guidelines

Please review and follow contest guidelines carefully

All entries are to be submitted electronically at endangered.org/submit-your-art . (See "Submitting Artwork" section below for details on sending student art.)

All artwork must depict species chosen from one of the lists as noted in "Subject Matter" (below). We will make no exceptions to this rule.

Entries must be received by March 1, 2018 . Late entries will not be judged.

All entries become the property of the Endangered Species Coalition.

Subject Matter

To be eligible, students' artwork must depict a land or ocean-dwelling species that either lives in or migrates through the United States and its waters, or a plant/flower that is found in the United States, and has been placed on the threatened/endangered species list or is considered a recovered species or a candidate species (proposed to receive protection). You can choose a species from one of these groups.

Threatened/endangered vertebrate animals (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes), invertebrate animals (clams, snails, insects, arachnids, crustaceans), flowering plants, and non-flowering plants (conifers and cycads, ferns and allies, lichens) : https://www.fws.gov/endangered/species/us-species.html

Species proposed to receive protections

If you choose a species not included on one of these lists, it will not be accepted.

We strongly encourage participants to have their pieces tell a story of hope. An example of this could be a painting of an endangered marine species with people in the background cleaning up a beach.

Judges particularly appreciate artwork showing species in their habitats. Don't forget about the plants that support all life!

Artwork

Students' artwork must be original. Computer-generated images and traced images will not be judged. It is critical that submitted artwork not be overly derivative of images found on the Internet, in print media, or elsewhere.

Media: We accept artwork done in crayon, ink, acrylics, oil paint, pastels, water color, colored pencils, scratchboard, color marker, chalk, pastels, charcoal, or paper collage. We cannot accept artwork done using plain black pencil or weak colored pencil.

No lettering, words, signatures or any other markings may appear on the front of the artwork. This includes labeling the depicted species, writing one's name, or a signature. Lettering that is creatively incorporated into the art (such as a posted sign) is allowed. If you are submitting artwork with accepted writing, please check the appropriate box on the entry form. Submissions that include prohibited writing will not be judged.

Submitting Artwork

Artwork should be submitted electronically at endangered.org/submit-your-art. It must be 2700×3600 pixels resolution. Accepted file types are limited to: jpeg, psd, tiff, jpg.

Follow directions carefully and provide all information requested on the submission form.

You must submit your artwork by March 1, 2018 . Late entries will not be judged.

Judging

A prestigious panel of judges will select winners in four categories: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, and Grades 9-12. The grand prize winner will be selected from the four grade-level winners. In choosing the grand prize winner, judges pay particular attention to the concept or story that the artwork tells. We encourage artists to pay attention to the overall theme, saving species.

The art will be judged on four primary artistic elements:

Concept: How well does the work relate to the endangered species theme?

Composition: How well do the elements of line and form work together?

Color: How does color enhance the artwork?

Expression: How imaginatively does the work convey an idea or emotion?

Prizes

Grand Prize: The grand prize-winner will receive a round-trip flight arranged by the Endangered Species Coalition to Washington, D.C. and accommodations chosen by the Endangered Species Coalition for himself/herself and one guardian to attend a rewards ceremony in May, 2018. All other expenses related to the trip are the responsibility of the winner's guardian. The grand prize is not redeemable for cash. The grand prize-winner will also receive an award plaque, an art lesson from a professional wildlife artist (in person or via Skype) and $50 worth of art supplies. In order to provide a competitive opportunity for as many youths as possible, the grand prize winner is not eligible to win again for three years.

Grade Category Winners: Each of the grade-level winners will receive a plaque and $25 worth of art supplies.

ESC will award certificates to contest semi-finalists (usually the top ten in each grade category). In addition, teachers, parents, and youth leaders can download and print a Certificate of Participation for all contest participants .

The Endangered Species Coalition will seek opportunities to exhibit the artwork of the contest semifinalists.

Contest Partners
Endangered Species Coalition
The Endangered Species Coalition is a national network of hundreds of conservation, scientific, education, religious, sporting, outdoor recreation, humane, business and community groups across the country. Through public education, scientific information and citizen participation, we work to protect our nation's wildlife and wild places. The Endangered Species Coalition is a non-profit, non-partisan coalition working with concerned citizens and decision-makers to protect endangered species and habitat. www.endangered.org
Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Founded in 1924, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of zoos and aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation. Look for the AZA logo whenever you visit a zoo or aquarium as your assurance that you are supporting a facility dedicated to providing excellent care for animals, a great experience for you, and a better future for all living things. The AZA is a leader in global wildlife conservation and your link to helping animals in their native habitats.

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The Endangered Species Coalition (ESC) is pleased to announce our 2018 Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest, which is open to K-12 grade students, including those who are homeschooled or belong to a youth/art program. The contest is an integral part of the 13th annual Endangered Species Day o

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HK Artist creating beautiful art with rubbish collected at beaches and cities to raise awareness of our waste problem

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A blog about the art of liina klauss, a German born artist, activist and environmentalist living in Hong Kong, whose main focus is on landart.

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AWID Equal Access exhibition. This article is part of 50.50's in-depth coverage of the 2016 AWID Forum being held on 8th -11th September in Bahia, Brazil.
There is a bridge in Cape Town, at a busy junction outside the city centre, under which homeless people shelter and cars pass throughout the day and night. For many years the long stabilising wall, which lifted the bottom of the bridge from the ground, boasted a colourful mural. I most clearly remember the months when it denounced then president Thabo Mbeki's harmful stance on HIV and AIDS: I'm sick of President Mbeki saying HIV doesn't cause AIDS! My memory has eroded much of the detail, but the line - and the lesson - remains clear.

During the second day of the 13th AWID International Forum, in an 'Artivism' session led by the Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights, I discovered that murals and graffiti are some of the most commonly used forms of artivism - activism through art - around the world. Murals are more time consuming and resource intensive than most graffiti, but similarly occupy publicly visible space which can be reimagined as a canvas, a setting in which to discuss and display social issues.
'The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is - it's to imagine what is possible.' - bell hooks "I wear my body without shame" - Fearless Collective in partnership with HOLAAfrica, July 2016, Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Mbeki mural is a good example of effective artivism. Its location made it impossible not to see, if you were passing, so It forced engagement with a memorable political message. The tagline identifies the issue at hand - Mbeki's comment that HIV does not cause AIDS - and, by specifically mentioning HIV and AIDS, also helped to combat the surrounding denialism and misinformation Mbeki had tapped into. It may also be that the artist is HIV+ ( I'm sick) which further helps eliminate stigma and personalises the message. The outrage expressed is educational ( I'm sick of [it] because, of course, HIV causes AIDS) while offering an indirect threat to Mbeki ( I'm sick of [you]...). The political message operates effectively on many levels.

Artivism to inspire

At a South African food sovereignty project, young people cook and eat together. They use their communal time to talk about capitalism and consumption, and further collaborate on ventures such as poetry and open mic nights. Through collective, artistic acts, they explore their relationship with society and educate one another.

One of the project staff attended the Youth Coalition's session. She explained that she was there because she was inspired by the young people she works with. Other attendees shared experiences of artivism in their contexts: storytelling within campaigns, eye-catching puppetry to encourage men to care for their children, songs to educate children about FGM and early marriage, spoken word and other literature over local radio stations, struggle songs to undermine the government.

Around the AWID forum, artistic projects convert hotel lobbies into galleries. Forum attendees pause before or between sessions and interact with the exhibitions. The Equal Airtime project is displayed at the main arena, organised by the Sisonke Sex Worker Movement and the African Centre for Migration & Society (University of the Witwatersrand). The project explores the lived experiences of migrant sex workers in the Limpopo province of South Africa; it was created following a collaborative three-day workshop involving visual, narrative and theatrical exercises.

'Art is good for our communities and artistic collaboration is a bonding experience. We make art together, not just because of the changes it can bring to the world around us, but because of the way it changes us internally.' - Tatiana Makovin, organiser with Creative Resistance From the Brilliant and Resilient exhibition.
Originally produced for the 16 days of non Violence Against Women campaign in 2014, the multimodal images call attention to hate crimes and violence committed against sex workers, as well as important aspects of their lives - including their identity within the community. The pictures, collage and text highlight gender, sexuality and health among others: 'We gay. We sell sex. Get over it.' is repeated twice, each sentence framed with felt-tip pen with three exclamation marks added at the end. 'I NOW KNOW HOW TO USE A CONDOM' is pasted diagonally over an outline of a 'SEXY GIRL' whose eye peeks out behind a tilted hat, drawn over a pink background and sparkling stars and hearts.

Artivism is transformative

The Brilliant & Resilient exhibition, organised by Mobility International USA (MIUSA), is on display outside the main arena where plenaries take place. It features a collection of 30 portraits of women with different disabilities, all of whom are alumni of MIUSA's Women's Institute of Leadership and Disability. The striking portraits, dominant on an otherwise imposingly large white wall, are complemented by personal stories which highlight the issues that significantly impact the women's lives, including access to education, health services and violence prevention.
'Madam Jholerina Brina Timbo, Namibia', from Proudly African & Transgender exhibition.
Proudly African & Transgender is similar artist-subject collaboration displayed on pillars in one of the lobbies. Artist Gabrielle Le Roux drew portraits of ten transgender activists to be displayed alongside their stories; the collaboration emphasises how the activists want to be seen and heard. On each portrait, like halos, the activists have written how they see themselves around Le Roux's drawing of them.

Artivism here operates to centre people who are marginalised, ignored or erased by society. The art is literally taking up space - the fact of the exhibition itself is resistance. Through collaboration with the subjects, in both exhibitions the artists transform the way the observer sees. There is also an implication that the artwork, and the act of collaboration, can also transform the way the subjects see themselves.

Victor Mukasa, Ugandan LGBTI human rights defender, explains, 'I felt lost for a long time. I thought there was no other like me. I thought I was abnormal, strange and this made me powerless.' Thanks to Proudly African & Transgender, future generations 'will not feel lost. They will look at my portrait and they will gain power, hope, peace of mind and pride. They will know that another transgender existed before and it is ok to be gender non-conforming.'
All photos by Ché Ramsden and Rahila Gupta. Ché Ramsden will be reporting daily for 50.50 from the AWID Forum.
Art - both from the experience of the creator and the observer - incites an emotional response. It can synthesise unwieldy and confusing emotions, but it can also touch a nerve to provoke feelings which are difficult to rationalise. Both elements can be useful for activists as they navigate their movements and seek to change society. Artivism is not simply a communication device or a campaign tool, but a way of understanding where we are located in the world and expressing the depth of our feeling about it.

In the Youth Coalition's workshop, two young women performed a poem. It was written by 19-year-old Meeni Levi for The Watchdog newsletter to commemorate IDAHOT 2016. The performers recited alternate stanzas to the audience from opposite ends of the room, describing the colours of the rainbow as they moved forwards in the trajectory of an arc. Their voices merged in the final stanza to reflect moments of defiance. At the end, they repeated the poem's title in unison: "Society, watch me survive you."

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Artivism: art as activism, activism as art

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AWID Equal Access exhibition. This article is part of 50.50's in-depth coverage of the 2016 AWID Forum being held on 8th -11th September in Bahia, Brazil. There is a bridge in Cape Town, at a busy junction outside the city centre, under which homeless people shelter and cars pass throughout the day and night.

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Local HK organisation raising awareness of what goes into our drains that ends up in the oceans by creating art on drainage grates around the city

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We are excited to have launched our Read Press Release Here ( Grate Art Project in Hong Kong on the streets of the Southern Disctrict in Hong Kong in 2016. This program brings some new positive benefits to the city, using the community's help. Grate Art revolves around ocean and water protection, but does so by creating a message on our streets, which can be visible to all who walk by, to remember not to dump into drains. This will help to develop local art/design by commissioning local artists (as well as two from China), and will also add some interesting color to our streets. The art features bi-lingual messages that go along with the image in order to remind people not to dump or litter in our drains. English)/( Chinese) We hope that your district, or city (anywhere in the world) can also replicate some of this program, and maybe be a "sister city" with our Grate Art program in Hong Kong.
Grate Art Installation
Congratulations, and thanks, to Simon Holliday and Shu Pu, for his amazing Clean Cross Swim from Hong Kong to Macau on May 24th, 2014, setting a record on the 35km crossing across the Pearl River Delta, with a time of 10hrs, 20min and 30 secs. Simon raised over HK$235,000 for the Grate Art project, and ocean protection. Special thanks to all of the team who made this possible, as well as supporters Cotai Water Jet, Lifeproof, Escapade Sports and Fogo Samba.

You can help by donating to this project, as the more funds we have available, the more plaques we can install near the drains in the South Side of Hong Kong Island, and then hopefully expand to other districts. See information below for donation options.

Objective: To bring awareness to ocean protection by giving a colorful, artistic reminder, along our city streets, and in locations where they do not expect there is an impact. Hong Kong is surrounded by water, and its drainage systems can be a big positive influence if dangerous runoff and waste is decreased.

Program: Commission eight artists (six local and two from China) to create eight (8) different logos/signs that remind people not to dump in the drains. These will have a bi-lingual message, and will be eye-catching yet subtle due to their relatively small size on the sidewalk near the drain.

Benefits: Grate Art supports the art community, brings color to the streets, and builds awareness and education about water/ocean stewardship. This in turn, benefits our local communities, environment and tourism, while also giving impetus for new education programs to be created around the designs and locations of their placement. Broad benefits include improved water quality and reduced public waste reduction.

Grate Art for your walls - for any single donation of over HK$10,000, the donor will be able to receive a framed set of the eight completed plaques, as art, for use in their home or office.

By Check to: "Ocean Recovery Alliance Ltd.", 20F, Central Tower, 28 Queen's, Central, HK. By Bank Transfer - HSBC - Ocean Recovery Alliance, Acct #: 848-048286-838. Via PayPal on our website - www.oceanrecov.org and click on the Donate button at the top. All donations are tax deductible.

Donations can also be made via our Just Giving webpage.
ARTISTS Graphic Airlines
The characters created by design duo Graphic Airlines champion the "aesthetics of ugly". Tat & Vi joined force in 2002 and have since become stalwarts of Hong Kong's burgeoning street art scene. Apart from publishing and exhibiting their work since 2006, the pair produces their own design products. You are able to board their site at . www.graphicairlines.com

Graphic Airlines' work have been exhibited all over the world, including Paris, New York, Berlin, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Taipei. They have participated many local exhibitions, and helped in the making of HK artist HOCC's music video "humor". They have also collaborated with Agnes b, Sport B., Adidas, Nike , Puma, Lomography, Moleskine, Dr. Martin, GOD, and Swatch.

Graphic Airlines的兩位成員Tat 和 Vi 是土生土長的香港人。 他們在2002年組成，自始活躍地推廣街頭藝術。他們以不太可愛的人物來表現「醜陋美」。喜愛不同媒體的創作，無論是街頭藝術，繪畫，立體，平面設計，動畫也好，無分界限哪裏也可以是他們的畫板。由04年開始創作兩額飽滿的肥臉角色"阿肥"，線條圓潤、兩額飽滿是他的標記。"阿肥"代表城市人慾望無止境澎漲, 麻木追求數字增長，忽視心靈的滿足。

Graphic Airlines曾參與本地與世界各地的展覽，如巴黎，紐約，柏林，東京，上海，台北等。 近期展覽包括《香港 . 再現》當代藝術展覽於少勵畫廊。他們亦一直與不同的單位合作, 如: Agnes b, Sport b, Adidas, Nike, Puma, Nokia等。

歡迎登上 www.graphicairlines.com 感受創作的旅程!
William Tong
William Tong is a local artist and illustrator. The love for nature and long for freedom help him develop his Temphouse series and Amazing Fish-Fusion series. Excel in drawing skill, the Temphouse series has successfully depicted the scenery of Hong Kong. Coupled with the artist's imagination, this series is native but self-expressive: intended creation becomes random fragments of life that receive a great resonance from audience. Although a fishing lover, the desire to protect the ocean life has make William decide to pen to fish; thus it comes the environmental series Amazing Fish-Fusion, which successfully represents how ocean life being affected by environmental pollution through delicate and strong lines.

Three pieces from this series received the Award of Excellence in the Greater China Award for Best Creative Illustration. In addition to 2-dimensional works, William has also transformed the meticulous technique and skills to his 3-dimensional works which are as stunning as his drawing. He is a multi-disciplinary artist and his works have been acquired by private local and overseas collectors. His work can be found at: www.temphouse.hk.

本土藝術家及插畫師。熱愛大自然及自由成為創作源泉而製作了《霖屋》及《異魚-融合》系列。以香港為背景，出色的繪畫技巧，再加上藝術家的一些想像，《霖屋》系列展現了一些天馬行空的場景，很地道卻又自我。雖然喜歡釣魚，卻因為不希望破壞海洋生態環境，而改用筆來釣。參考釣魚愛好者喜歡「魚拓」作為記錄戰利品的方法，而創作了以環保為題材的《異魚-融合》系列則，利用細膩及強烈的線條把被受環境污染所影響的魚一條一條活生生地展示在觀眾眼前。其中三幅作品，更獲第一屆中華區最佳創作插畫獎的優秀獎。除了二維的平面創作，亦有三維立體雕塑，作品栩栩如生，是一位多元發展的藝術家。作品亦為本土及海外藏家私人收藏。作品请登陆 www.temphouse.hk 。

Tang Nan Nan
Tang Nan Nan is a Mainland Chinese artist. He is a lecturer at Jimei University Art Institute in Xiamen, China; meanwhile, completing his PHD at China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, China. His recent work focusing on "Modern Day Nostalgia" includes film series "Nameless Beach", which later inspired the creation of "Floating Dreams" and "Falling" exhibited at 2012 Shanghai Biennale. In 2013, this series were further explored to include watercolor series "Forgotten Sea" and film installation "Floating Dream - India". His nostalgia of the sea has been an important inspiration of his recent work.

Tang Nan Nan was nominated for the Best Film Design of One Minute International Exhibition in Amsterdam. His oil, watercolor, photography, film and art installations have been exhibited in galleries both at home and abroad. His portfolio can be viewed at www.tangnannan.com.

關於湯南南：
中國大陸藝術家。 現為中國美術學院跨媒體藝術學院博士，集美大學美術學院教師。工作生活於杭州、廈門。近年開始現代鄉愁的主題文化研究，創作拍攝《無名海灘》，从中发展出了《流觴》《填海》等作品，並入選2012年上海雙年展。2013年，開始創作裝置《故園》，影像《印度漂流》，水墨《遺忘之海》，《剩山水》；以及和故鄉海洋有關的系列錄像作品。

湯南南曾憑藉作品《氣球》獲荷蘭阿姆斯特丹"國際一分鐘影像藝術節"最佳攝影，並參加法國ALTKIRCH 現代美術館舉辦的中國當代影像展。多年來他的油畫，水墨，影像和裝置創作已在中國及海外的眾多美術館，畫廊和藝術節展出。觀賞完整作品集請登陸 www.tangnannan.com 。

遗忘之海24号 Oblivious Ocean NO.24-纸本水墨 Ink on Paper- 142x432cm-2013
Douglas Young - Founder, GOD
Douglas Young was born in Hong Kong in 1965 and trained as an Architect in Sheffield University and the Architectural Association in the United Kingdom. He co-founded the Hong Kong-based lifestyle brand, Goods of Desire or G.O.D., and has been the creative force behind it ever since. Since 1996, G.O.D. has grown into an established, multi-faceted lifestyle brand selling home furnishings, fashion and premium gifts with a distinct Hong Kong flair.

Douglas' work is deeply rooted in his native city of Hong Kong. Many of his inspirations come from everyday scenes that are disappearing at a rate that is real, yet too slow to be felt on a daily basis. This gradual erosion of native culture is happening not just to Hong Kong, but threatens Asia as it modernizes. Douglas' work often touches upon sensitive social issues that are considered taboo; this has resulted in much public outcry and on one occasion, an arrest by the police.

Through his work, Douglas hopes in inspire future generations of designers to seek inspiration from Hong Kong and foster pride in the community. In 2009, Time Magazine published a feature of the G.O.D. Street Culture Museum and referred to Young as 'one of Hong Kong's foremost designers'.
Man Chi Loy (Armechan)

Born in 1973 in Hong Kong, Chi Loy graduated with a degree in Art Studio (UC Davis) in 1997. In 1998 he moved back to Hong Kong, and has worked here since then. His art statement is: "I am looking for decent people in cramped environment as well as the future of me." He always thinks of how living space affects people's lives and mind. The idea comes from his experience of living in vast environment in the U.S. and cramped space in Hong Kong.

我的名字是文智來(阿米青),生於1973年香港 。 1998年加州大學畢業,主修藝術。我的藝術主題圍繞著生活空間對人的生活及心靈的影响。這是我在局促的香港和廣闊的美國生活得出來的想法 。
liina Klauss
liina is a land-artist from Germany, based in Hong Kong since 2007. Using lost objects found in nature as a starting point for her works, shhe creates delicate mosaics to large scale installations within the natural environment. Assumed cultural conventions get distorted in her environmental installations, as the viewer is confronted with value within the worthless, beauty within the ugly, innocence within ignorance. She is particularly interested in the borderline between culture and nature and the intersection of the two. The full scale of liina's work can only be experienced when directly participating in the making of an installation. "What you touch touches you" she says. Through her works liina seeks to touch an inner landscape, one that resonates with all senses and leaves us bare and pure in the present moment. Awareness and healing within and without are the deepest aspects of her work.

Motivating big groups of diverse people, exposing them to natural elements and experiencing creativity, community and nature together is thus as much part of the art work as the final installation itself. "Let's bring it back to your community, back to the individual, all the way back to your own two hands. This makes it tangible. This makes it solvable. The situation is out of hands and is in our hands both at the same time" liina says. Her practical art education focuses on phenomenological relationship between art/culture/community and nature/environment utilizing art as a bridge to create awareness and inspire activism.

liina has realized several environmental art and community projects in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan and Portugal. She had her first solo exhibition in Hong Kong in 2013. At present liina works as an independent artist in residence at various schools and universities in Hong Kong facilitating art-awareness-activism projects which include tracing-waste workshops and curating-the- beach outings.
Chen Yua Xian - 陳 花現

閩南人，1988年出生于福建廈門。

曾就職于國家電網做農網電錶抄錶員，先前 的作品主要以線描插畫為主，內容多是廈門 的市井記憶。近年因為專注閩南民間信仰的搜集與整理, 所以作品內容雖多為道釋仙怪，但有人間趣 味，創作手法亦以水墨為研習，兼作書法。近年作品多出現於 北京 CIGE，澳門 ART MO 等藝術品博覽會。

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