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Basurama, in collaboration with the Spanish Embassy in South Africa and Greatmore Studios, will be one of the last of World Design Capital project’s in the public arena of Cape Town this November.

In Love We Trash encompasses a public art project and its process of reflection on waste, consumption and public space. Together with empowered local communities and trained creators we aim to raise new collective points of view, reflection and research on the cities of today.

Several researches reveal that around 3.500 plastic particles per square kilometre exist along the South African coasts. The analyses made on 50 of the South African beaches show that plastic pollution has increased by 190% in the last five years. More than 90% of all articles found on these beaches were made out of plastic. Plastic is now found on practically all South African beaches

In Love We Trash embodies a better way to understand how to work with what is readily available around us, leftover materials or underused public spaces. Plastic waste can be a new and valuable category of resources; it is both a form of infrastructure and a source of information to understand consumer society.

In Love We Trash has thus far participated in over 10 countries across 4 continents, with the participation of over 40.000 citizens. Each intervention is specifically designed for the city in which it is located. For this occasion Basurama makes a special nod to the South African seas, keeping in mind The International Year of the Ocean.

Dates and Exhibition

. From 10 to 20 November workshop at Greatmore Studios. 

. 21 y 22 November Public Installation at Gardens Centre Mall and Company Gardens respectively.

We have been invited to take part in the Batumi Urban Art Festival “Art Active” 2014, organized by “Lets meet Europe” (Action Global Communications) with 2 local curators: Tamara Bokuchava (social photography Caucasus foundation), Nini Palavandishvili (GeoAIR).

The urban art festival “Art Active” is the first of its type in Georgia. It represents part of the EU funded project “Culture Factory” since 2013. The Urban art takes inspiration from many countries of Europe and addresses directly and immediately the general public of any segment of audience, especially youth. Events meant to propose the best samples of community based urban art from different countries of Europe, and show how dialogue and shared good feelings are possible beyond linguistic and cultural diversity.

The main concept is to use tool of community art for integrating local community especially youth. The idea is to communicate values for ecology, environmental protection and change the way we look at trash. With our urban interaction we get closer to the duality consumption / waste and its social and environmental impact. The event is joint work with local students to construct an artistic installation for open-air cinema using plastic bags and used tires.

Construction will take place in the Batumi Contemporary art Centre from 22 to 29th of August and during last two days, 28-29 of August, there will be an official inauguration of the open-air cinema installation.

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Con motivo del III Encuentro de Rectores en Río de Janeiro, Fundación Banco Santander y Universia nos invitan a participar en la creación de una pieza de arte conjuntamente con universitarios brasileños. El proyecto Luxo é Lixo (Lujo es Basura), se enmarca dentro de la línea de trabajo IN LO<3 WE TRASH que Basurama viene desarrollando en ciudades tan dispares como Bangkok, Casablanca, Estambul, El Cairo o Gdansk. En este caso nos inspiramos en un conocido poema visual de Augusto de Campos.

Basurama realizará un taller con estudiantes universitarios para la construcción colectiva de un poema visual de escala urbana, compuesto por residuos producidos a escala local. Más de 2.500 bolsas de plástico, símbolo del consumo diario, serán transformadas en una obra de unos 7 metros de altura y más de 20 metros de largo.

Estaremos en UNIRIO / Espaço Cultural – Sala de Exposições do CCH impartiendo los talleres de construcción y creación durarán 10 días, del 5 al 15 de julio, en jornadas de mañana y tarde. La inscripción es libre y gratuita, a través del email [email protected], pudiendo asistir todos los días, o días alternos en función de la disponibilidad de cada cual. No se necesita ningún conocimiento ni experiencia previas. 

La obra se expondrá los días 16 y 17 frente a la biblioteca de UNIRIO.

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