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Environmental Crisis . By: Adam Hodge. Arguing With Thermometers - Enter Shikari. Enter Shikari A British post-hardcore band formed in 2003 Write songs with political messages Arguing With Thermometers Humankind’s addiction to oil Ice Caps being destroyed as a result
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Environmental Crisis By: Adam Hodge
Arguing With Thermometers - Enter Shikari • Enter Shikari • A British post-hardcore band formed in 2003 • Write songs with political messages • Arguing With Thermometers • Humankind’s addiction to oil • Ice Caps being destroyed as a result • Media wont ask the hard questions / Politicians wont answer them • Progression vs Regression
Arguing with thermometers – Enter Shikari • “This is an expedition, into the Arctic tundra! This is a sickening mission, Yeah! Just to spoil and plunder!” • Destruction of irreplaceable arctic landscape for oil. • “Yeah, yeah, yeah, we're all addicted the the most abused and destructive drug of all time, and I ain't talking about class A's – that business is just miniscule when compared! And just like any addict desperate to get his next fix, we resort to committing crimes to secure our next hit!” • Humankinds addiction to oil • Will do anything for our “next fix” • “They'll plant their flags, in the sea bed.” • Nobody can own the earth yet we claim ownership of it. • “Shackleton rolling in his grave” • Famous for his polar expeditions • “So let me get this straight; as we witness the ice-caps melt, instead of being spurred into changing our ways, we're gonna invest into military hardware to fight for the remaining oil that’s left beneath the ice!” • Progression vs Regression
These Sunsets Are to die for! – Shepard Fairey • Shepard Fairey • Politically motivated public artist. • Most famous for his Obama Hope poster • These Sunsets Are To Die For! • A city on the horizon is pouring out smokestacks and smog • Technology and Manufacturing is destroying the environment. • Satirical
Tim Noble and Sue Webster • Tim Noble and Sue Webster • Two English artists that met during art school. • Shadow Sculptures • Turn trash into pieces of fine art. • Typically feature human subjects • Humans are “waste”ful • Suggests that humans are the waste of the Earth.
Calvin and Hobbes – Bill Watterson • Bill Watterson • American Cartoonist • Won the Reuben Award • Youngest person to win this award • Calvin and Hobbes • A cartoon series staring a young boy (Calvin) and his stuffed tiger (Hobbes) • Calvin saw Hobbes as a living animal