Animal Sketches
From Tue, May 24, 2005 To Tue, May 24, 2005
| Animals, particularly endangered species endemic to the Philippines, are trying to make the humans they have to share their environment with, recognize the importance of biodiversity in environmental conservation.
When it comes to threats to biodiversity, all animals have something to say, in their own unique way. In line with the proposed theme, works will be presenting the precarious situation of these endangered species from the point of view of the animals themselves: How do furry mammals feel about global warming? What do birds think about deforestation? What do fish have to say about shortages in the water supply? Each illustrator will be imagining animals’ reactions to their diminishing numbers, such as a bird wearing a gas mask to keep out air pollution, or fish on a picket line rallying against dynamite fishing. |
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Rationale:
The
works will be highlighting the urgency of the situation in which
Philippine biodiversity finds itself under relentless attack.
Diminishing biodiversity is in itself a clarion call for human
intervention: not sooner, most definitely not later, but now.
People,
particularly children, will not be able to do what they can to save the
environment for the conservation of these species, unless they first
acknowledge the importance of biodiversity. Only when this awareness is
established will they be able to do what they can do to protect it (ie.
not buying endangered birds for pets, not throwing plastic bags into
water, planting the right types of trees). Giving children this
information will eventually prove highly effective in the conservation
of biodiversity, because instilling conservation practices in them now
will help make sure they continue to help protect the environment and
its endangered species when they grow up.
Overall,
"Animal Outtakes" hopes to be able to inspire, provoke thought, and
compel action towards conserving biodiversity, in whatever way we can.
Description of Proposed Artworks
Artworks
to be included in the exhibit may be classified into one or more of the
following 3 categories, all of which fall under the main theme:
- The importance of biodiversity in everyday life
- where as many species as possible will be presented
- Threats to biodiversity
- where these species are shown suffering under the effects of these threats
- Solutions to the threats
- specifically, but not limited to, what kids (as our primary target audience) can do to help
Artworks
will be executed in equally diverse illustrative styles, which may
include simplified or stylized works catering to very young children,
cartoons or comics-rendering, graphic or digital media, or works with
more serious editorial content.
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