Water is poisonous.
Many of today’s water systems are contaminated with toxic substances like asbestos, arsenic, lead, radioactive particles, microplastics, and pesticides. These pollutants impact agricultural irrigation, leading to contaminated crops and various health issues, including poisoning, cognitive and physical complications, and terminal diseases such as cancer.
Water pollution damages aquatic ecosystems, resulting in biodiversity loss and the collapse of livelihoods dependent on these ecosystems. Clean water is scarce; over 2 billion people (1 in 4 people around the world) lack safely managed, clean drinking water.
Atmosphere, Erin Power, USA
[Available for Bidding]
Precipitation, Erin Power, USA
[Available for Bidding]
Groundwater, Erin Power, USA
[Available for Bidding]
Will water come? Haseeb, Afghanistan
Let’s Stop Water Pollution, Fabio Sassi, Italy
Different Worlds, James Nguyen, USA
Fish in a Polluted Sea, Zeynep Topçu, Türkiye
[Available for Bidding]
Aka H2O, Valeria Del Vacchio, Italy/UK
[Available for Bidding]
“Aka H 2 O is inspired by the film movement of thought-provoking Surrealism and the Land Art current. Between performance and psycho-magic ceremony, Aka’s action-dance, held in 2019 in the Valley of the Winds in Irpinia (Italy), evokes a feeling of hope towards the future. Aka H 2 O reflects and encourages one to question life and the sustainability of one’s actions. In the video, water and matter are staged. Tied by an invisible thread they float suspended between air and earth; the hand of man activates their movement while Aka H 2 O becomes the spokeswoman for a deep and visionary message.” – Valeria Del Vacchio, Italy/UK
Picture Void, Robert Matejcek, USA
Voided Spaces, Robert Matejcek, USA
When the Swallows Fly, Robert Matejcek, USA
The Tear, Eylül Buzkan, Türkiye
[Available for Bidding]
Despite the damage, destruction, and health challenges that water can cause, water remains the essence of life.
Protecting Earth’s hydrosphere—from underground reserves to oceans—preserving and improving water resource management, increasing water reuse, and fostering cross-border cooperation are vital for the well-being of current and future generations.
Photographs taken by children at the Son-Kol Cosmos Photo Camp: Water, led by Sophie Dia Pegrum and Eleanor Pugh in Kyrgyzstan
What is your water footprint?
What actions are you taking to help clean and preserve water?
Many thanks to the artists for joining and generously donating their artworks to help together bring more visibility to water issues, and beyond. Thank you all for your interest and support in Project H2O.
What’s Next?
- Learn more about the project, participating artists and their artworks in the latest “art’ishake special edition“. Request your complimentary copy today by emailing [artishake(at)art4development.net].
- Listen to the artists talk: Reviving Waters Webinar on Arts and Water Sustainability
- Ready to bid on marked artworks to help raise funds and awareness to provide clean and safe drinking water to rural communities in Ethiopia? Sign up and we’ll keep you informed with the upcoming silent auction details.
- Interested in collaborating/partnering? Get in touch with us at [info(at)art4development.net].
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