by Ppehlabdirector | May 20, 2023 | Products of Our Environment
Image: Eastern State Penitentiary, Exterior Wall and Rose Hips (photo by Isabel Lane) The relationship between prisons and environments is often less than obvious, perhaps simply because the carceral system is so entangled with the word *justice* that *environmental...
by Ppehlabdirector | May 20, 2023 | An Alternative Greenhouse Farming Energy Culture
Image: Design workshop example A Greenhouse is an “energy object”—it embodies energy, mediates temperature, contains technology, requires technique, and has politics. For the Intersecting Energy Cultures workshop and future events, I propose a history and design-based...
by Ppehlabdirector | May 20, 2023 | St Fittick’s Park
Between ‘Park’ and ‘Energy Transition Zone’: Experimenting with political possibilities in Aberdeen[Words spoken by Gisa]Our working group includes anthropologist Gisa Weszkalnys, urbanist William Otchere-Darko and freelance curator Rachel Grant. This project aims to...
by Ppehlabdirector | May 20, 2023 | Exploring the Ethics of Communalism in Oil producing Communities of the Igbo-South East Nigeria and the Environmental Justice Implied
Ohaji, Egbema and Oguta host major oil and gas companies such as Shell Nigeria, Chevron Corporation, Waltersmith, Sterling Global, among others. These companies operate in Umuapu, Obitti, Awarra, Obile and Assa in Ohaji; Abacheke, Abaezi, Mmahu in Egbema, and Agwa in...
by Ppehlabdirector | May 20, 2023 | No aire, no te vendas. Energy Sovereignty and Collective Creation in the Context of the Eolic Parks in la Guajira
The project has advanced a series of meetings to build confidence among the team. In addition, literature and press releases have been researched to generate a baseline for the case. Some proposals for project funding have been submitted to cover logistical and...
