Humberthropocene
Name/Title
HumberthropoceneEntry/Object ID
HUM-2020-00001Description
Initiated by Humber Galleries in partnership with the Humber Office of Sustainability, Humberthropocene (a play on the term "Anthropocene") is a mural assemblage led by Toronto-based environmental artist Anya Mielniczek and co-created by Humber College community members. It was made by painting on top of discarded campus waste collaged onto circular panels. The circles represent the planet Earth and our circles of life while the attached Humber garbage encourages us to reflect on how pollution now infiltrates all locations and levels of life from the local to the global. The dominant use of red recalls heat and the urgent climate crisis facing our planet. In preparation for this project, Humber Galleries and the Office of Sustainability solicited students, staff and faculty to collect trash produced by our campus activities. We faced a surprising realization: It was a challenge for individuals to modify their waste disposal practices, even with this project as an incentive. How can we do better?Artwork Details
Medium
Mixed MediaCollection
Permanent CollectionCategory
Sculpture