Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Swan Hall, Auditorium
60 Upper College Rd, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
German artist Martin Keil’s artistic ventures seek to use art to as an agent of social change toward a more sustainable society. He will discuss his approach to art and his new collaboration with URI students in a lecture entitled “Community Investors: Artist Practice as Social Innovation,” on Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.)
Keil and collaborator Henrik Mayer have established a Berlin-based artists’ project group called REINIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT, which “works at the intersection between art, science and social reality.” With partners from varied backgrounds they provide a platform for interdisciplinary activities, which connect different spheres of society.
Keil will discuss a new project he is launching this month with URI art, engineering and communication students.
The project, Reuse: Disposable Food Packaging aims to raise awareness about disposable food and beverage packaging, encourage its avoidance, and to promote the use and reuse of natural resources. Disposable food packaging will be collected from around campus and transformed into art. The project will enrich the discourse about a sustainable campus and help the University pioneer innovative ways to promote conservation, recycling and reuse of natural resources.
To learn more about Keil, Mayer and their art projects, visit www.reinigungsgesellschaft.de
Keil’s visit to URI is part of the URI Distinguished Visiting Artists Program, which seeks to engage students and faculty on a deeper level of understanding and appreciation of the arts in contemporary culture. It is sponsored by the URI Office of the Provost, the Harrington School of Communication and Media, the Department of Art and Art History and the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Harrington School of Communication and Media, Art and Art History Department
free
Norbert Mundorf
874-2552
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