Award 2021
Welcome to the Social Art Award 2021 – Online Gallery!
We are grateful for the many inspiring contributions from artists around the world. The selected works reflect a broad spectrum of contemporary social art practices and explore new relationships between humans, nature, and technology. They address themes such as ecological regeneration, climate justice, sustainable futures, social resilience, and more-than-human perspectives.
Below you will find the submissions from the Social Art Award 2021 – New Greening edition that passed the initial jury round. The Online Gallery offers public visibility to these works and encourages dialogue around their ideas and approaches; it does not replace the final jury decision.
Thank you to all artists for sharing your visionary and committed work. We invite you to explore the gallery and engage with the perspectives shaping New Greening.
Eyes With Which We View The World
Bettina Silverio
Carl Sagan once said we are all made of “star stuff” and this interconnectedness extends to more than our cellular structures. We are part of a complex ecosystem made of thousands of organisms, and we depend on each other for sustenance and survival. Touching one organism sends a ripple effect that affects each and every creature. Yet, knowing this, many continue to live selfishly—hoarding, taking, exploiting, abusing. Why do such selfish motivations continue to thrive? Maybe we should each ask ourselves-- How do I truly view OUR world? And what is my role in all of this?
Carl Sagan once said we are all made of “star stuff” and this interconnectedness extends to more than our cellular structures. We are part of a complex ecosystem made of thousands of organisms, and we depend on each other for sustenance and survival. Touching one organism sends a ripple effect that affects each and every creature. Yet, knowing this, many continue to live selfishly—hoarding, taking, exploiting, abusing. Why do such selfish motivations continue to thrive? Maybe we should each ask ourselves-- How do I truly view OUR world? And what is my role in all of this?