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Huge ‘Butchered’ artwork installed on North Sea gas rig by Greenpeace activists (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 4 months ago by GreyShuck@feddit.uk to c/nature@feddit.uk

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Greenpeace activists have scaled a gas rig, stretched a 96 sq metre canvas across its side and stained it crimson, in a protest designed with Anish Kapoor.

The work, in the North Sea, is believed to be the first piece of fine art exhibited from a working gas extraction platform.

“I call it Butchered,” the British sculptor told the Guardian. “I’m referring to the butchering of our environment. It is at the simplest level blood on a canvas. A reference to the destruction – the bleeding – of our globe of our state, of being.

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[–] Setiyeti93@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

I mean, screw Anish Kapoor. All my homies hate that guy.

But good for Greenpeace

[–] phonics@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

kinda metal actually. also environmentally friendly paint which is cool. woulda been sick if the canvas was made of mushroom leather or something. but i hear mushroom leather doesnt like to get wet.

no one will ever see it in person, but i guess it was mostly for the newspapers. so... overall kinda a fun campaign.

[–] Bubs@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That looks shit.

I'm for the cause and I think it's shit. Anyone on the fence or against the cause is unlikely to be moved by this.

Oil workers will just laugh at it, there will be no internal reflection.

[–] Redfox8@mander.xyz 2 points 4 months ago

I think everyone fighting this cause is well aware that creating 'internal reflection' is pointless. Destroy from without, not within.

Do we/they need to be moved by every action like this? No. But if these public actions stop then there's no hope for a better world. Keep the message going, pick pick pick away and make sure that the damage caused is not forgotten.

They keep going, so the fight must too.