The first artist I found was Marti
Ruiz de Azura. He is the creator of the bio urns. They are human remains mixed
with seeds, in a biodegradable container. The objective is to plant the bio urn
and reintroduce the deceased to the circle of life. When I first read about
this I thought it was quite morbid and grotesque, and a little on the Norman
Bates side. Then after some thought, it can be a very beautiful and respectful
way of saying goodbye on a budget. It comes with a tree, however you can change
it out for a different seed if need be.
Ruiz de Azura. He is the creator of the bio urns. They are human remains mixed
with seeds, in a biodegradable container. The objective is to plant the bio urn
and reintroduce the deceased to the circle of life. When I first read about
this I thought it was quite morbid and grotesque, and a little on the Norman
Bates side. Then after some thought, it can be a very beautiful and respectful
way of saying goodbye on a budget. It comes with a tree, however you can change
it out for a different seed if need be.
This piece of
art covers the slow design principle a couple different ways; expand, engage,
participate, and evolve. The bio urn expands the use of the human being.
Instead of burying them, paying thousands of dollars for a headstone, and then
(for lack of a better phrase) letting the body just rot, you can plant them in
your backyard and turn them into a tree. In the evolve principle, it states
that they use something old and turns it into something new. The Bio Urn takes
coconut shell, compacted peat, cellulose, and human remains and recycles it
into a tree or other plant. It also allows the viewer to participate with the
Bio urn, by taking care of the tree, using it for shade, hanging a swing on it,
among other ways you use a tree.
art covers the slow design principle a couple different ways; expand, engage,
participate, and evolve. The bio urn expands the use of the human being.
Instead of burying them, paying thousands of dollars for a headstone, and then
(for lack of a better phrase) letting the body just rot, you can plant them in
your backyard and turn them into a tree. In the evolve principle, it states
that they use something old and turns it into something new. The Bio Urn takes
coconut shell, compacted peat, cellulose, and human remains and recycles it
into a tree or other plant. It also allows the viewer to participate with the
Bio urn, by taking care of the tree, using it for shade, hanging a swing on it,
among other ways you use a tree.
The second
artist I found was Julia Lothman. She has many works that convey the slow
design principles. However, her work entitled The Catch is my favorite. It uses
300 empty fish crates to demonstrate our belief in the earth’s supply.
artist I found was Julia Lothman. She has many works that convey the slow
design principles. However, her work entitled The Catch is my favorite. It uses
300 empty fish crates to demonstrate our belief in the earth’s supply.
The work uses
the principles reflect and reveal. After revealing where all the empty crates
are from, it allows the viewer to reflect upon how much we consume and what we
are doing to our oceans. The
installation starts in a room of wave like sculptures and drifts into a
circular room lit with candles. The candle room is quite beautiful and reminds
me of a quite memorial room.
the principles reflect and reveal. After revealing where all the empty crates
are from, it allows the viewer to reflect upon how much we consume and what we
are doing to our oceans. The
installation starts in a room of wave like sculptures and drifts into a
circular room lit with candles. The candle room is quite beautiful and reminds
me of a quite memorial room.
