Art=pollution: giant egg hunt cancelled
In a case of "art vs. nature," modern artist Jeffery Scott Holland has decided to wave the white flag to his eco-guilt -- canceling what would be phase III of "Project Egg." The "installation" if you will, consists of 10,000 green Easter eggs hidden all over the US, each one containing a tiny "objects d'art," like miniature comics and sculptures. In a press release explaining his decision, Holland had this to say: "Throughout the planet, there are places where you can dip a cup of water from the ocean, and when you analyze it, you find it's filled with invisible molecules of plastic. The human race is literally turning the ocean into liquid plastic. Even if we stopped manufacturing plastics right now, I'm not sure whether it's too late."Citing the fact that most of the eggs are not found -- or at least not reported -- Holland states that the possibility that the eggs could end up washing into the ocean is a risk he's no longer willing to take. So, it looks like this year, fate or chance will not reward you with an egg full of artistic gold.
Is this possibly the newest form of modern art, i.e. not creating art -- and thus not creating waste? Perhaps this kind of non-installation will catch on with eco-conscious artists who are looking to
[via Ecorazzi]
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