Weekend art happening

Saturday. SATURN DAY... with ANNA SIGRIDUR OLAFSDOTTIR

Time, Boundaries, Structure, Laws, Responsibility
What my group worked on was the time concept. The main thing in that aspect was to realize how valuable time is and how important it was for them to use their time wisely. It also brought to focus their responsibility as individuals, that things didn't start "out there somewhere", but right in their own backyard. That's the starting point for all of us. There was one sentence that struck us more than others in Local Agenda 21 text, "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, We borrow it from our children." That is such a good phrase to realize our own responsibility. What they did then on the work front was to make a picture of themselves in full size, for them to see what they were bringing with them from their visit and work in Iceland. Some brought the time issue into their pictures, what they had learned about their responsibility towards time.
The exhibition they made was including their pictures and also using face paint and sentences on paperboards to give messages to the viewers. At the same time they were being untouchable and presenting the "box" society. The students thought the presenters of all the main issues in the world didn't reach out to the people, but always had this distance, which made the kids feel as if they could not really make a difference, since the people who are in charge of all the greater issues are to hard to reach.

TIME

• Make small changes to your lifestyle, step-by-step you will reduce your eco-footprint without the stress of time management.
• Keep flows local - take holidays closer to home, live as near to things like work, school, shops, etc as possible.
• Consider your links to the past and the future - we have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children - investigate old, lost ways of doing things, e.g. old cosmetic recipes, using natural ingredients. Think what kind of world we are creating for future generations.
  -Develop effective time-keeping skills - time is precious - use yours wisely - know your aim/purpose/priorities and keep them in focus. Do not allow boredom and idleness to feature in your life.
• Recognise that time is a cost factor too, don´t just think of things in monetary terms.

Websites:

• www.chooseclimate.org
• www.foe.co.uk