LAX-Collective, lead by Multidisciplinary Artist and Designer Deniz SAK, is a series of collaborative works, with the participation of various artists, designers and thinkers, mainly dealing with environmental and sociological problems.
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The main focus of our recent projects is Global Warming and Climate Crisis.
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Starting with the Industrial Revolution, modern cities commenced to provide the two basic foundations in the pyramid of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Charmed by the beauty of the innovations, we have failed to foresee the negative consequences on Earth.
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Following the abrupt hit of the global pandemic, we have come to face our weakness as an individual, being forced to isolate ourselves in order to survive together. Now is time to understand, in order to limit disastrous impacts of Global Warming, we have to act as a single body and a plan that is just and equal for all has to be followed.
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According to a study on Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, using data from the 2007-2008 Gallup World Poll, conducted in 119 countries, nearly 2 billion people which was about 40% of adults worldwide have never heard of climate change. (source & more info)
Even though some measures have been taken, constructive steps to reorganize are still lacking on individual scale.
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As stated by the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, “The era of global warming has ended, the era of global boiling has arrived”. A global action plan has to be set and followed immediately, without any exceptions.
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Carbon Footprint, as described by the WWF, is a simple way of showing how lifestyle leads to carbon emissions. It’s an individual’s impression on the planet.
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Carbon Emissions, as well stated as Greenhouse Gases are produced by individuals in vast quantities by burning coal, oil and gas for energy, cutting down forests and through agriculture. An individual’s emissions are built up from their personal consumption of i.e. electricity and travel, as well as the energy that’s required to produce their food and all the other stuff they consume.
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In 2021, atmospheric CO2 reached highest level in more than 4 million years, as put forth by Earth.org. (source & more info)
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According to Global Footprint Network, Earth Overshoot Day shifted to 29th of July in year 2023. This means that humanity is currently using 1.75 times faster than the planet’s ecosystems can regenerate, as stated in the Journal of Petroleum Technology.
Although our perception of Climate Change seems far away, as of September 2023, we have approximately 5 years and 300 days to act to limit Global Warming to 1.5°C, to shift our priorities to change the future.
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As LAX -Collective, we aim to do our part in pointing out the impacts of the Climate Crisis via social experiments and installation projects, to help build a better future.
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