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Arts and Environment - Student Responses

Featured in this post, Evie Godfrey, Jane Robb and Sophie Mirfield who submitted work as part of our Summer of Sustainability.

 

Evie Godrey

“I'm Evie, a Freelance Illustrator and Creative based in Yorkshire, I'm currently studying BA Visual Communications with OCA. I'm passionate about lived experience and a lot of my illustration work is through an LGBTQIA+ lens, or with a focus on mental health. I'm also really committed to living as eco-friendly as I can and think it's important to keep learning and educating myself on how I can live a more sustainable lifestyle. Therefore, I decided to start a self-initiated project whereby I'm creating a series of illustrated posters about different topics within the realm of the environment and sustainability- in relation to the Climate Crisis. This project is designed to be striking and to get people thinking about little ways they can be more climate-friendly.”


Follow @art_byeves on Instagram and find more of Evie's work here.



 

Jane Robb

“An aspect of my work involves found natural materials which I layer to make new interpretations of the world around me. In this project, I collected partially decomposed foodstuffs from the compost pile I made at the back of the garden during lockdown. I have a background in geology, and I have always loved images of rocks and minerals through a polarising microscope. I wanted to capture the experience of viewing the world in this way by creatively visualising the rich mineralogical changes that are happening in the soil all the time, a process that is often hidden and unknown. My understanding of chemical and physical processes helps me to connect to a more sustainable mindset, recognising the roles of time and transformation. I also relate the concept of decomposition to where I am in my creative journey now, taking time to enrich the soil of my practice before I find the energy and right nutrients to grow.”


 

Sophie Mirfield

"My last body of work delved into the meaning we attach to our possessions, judgements of value and taste and why we collect stuff. Now I’m going in the opposite direction and investigating the ‘less is more’ minimalism ethos, which also has a timely resonance as the planet is struggling under our ever growing consumption polluting the environment. 


I am kicking off by doing the 30 day less is now #minsgame challenge. It involves de cluttering your home by on day 1 throwing out 1 item, day 2, two items and so on. I would like to encourage other students to try it with me and I aim to document our thoughts on the process and my continuing research in my final outcome of work."


Sophie undertook this challenge in July and we got in touch to find out how it went;

"As I embarked on the challenge I was considering the reasons for our overconsumption and the implications on the environment. But as I was going through the process it became more personal to me and brought up uncomfortable truths about why I am still holding on to a lot of my belongings and/or finding it hard to let them go.


The reason of ‘why’ kept on cropping up throughout the 30 days and my research around the topic so I have decided for it to be my focus to continue with. I’ll be using some of the paper ephemera I discarded during the challenge & in true ‘not needing new’ style also using art supplies I already have at home to explore their materiality to create with in expressing these reasons why."


Follow Sophie on Instagram @stella_prints_ and find more of their work here.



Arts, the Environment and Sustainability Open Learning

"Arts, the Environment, and Sustainability" is a cross-curricular space inspired by our Summer of Sustainability events. It offers discussions, resources, and an activity book with practical exercises to explore at your own pace. You'll find content on bookmaking, printmaking, eco-dyes, and tips for sustainable creative practices.

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