Summary
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Du commentaire social
Fall 2004
[In French] Esse ose mettre de côté son mandat théorique et littéraire pour concevoir ce numéro entièrement visuel. Carte blanche est donnée à une quarantaine d’artistes pour créer une œuvre dans nos pages. Du commentaire social présente, entre autres, des propositions visuelles traitant de la citoyenneté, la vie civique, l’espace communautaire, les relations humaines, le statut social, l’état du monde. Les artistes se prononcent.
Grand Prix ex Æquo, Concours Grafika 2005 catégorie Magazine – périodique
Editorial
Current Issue
Water
We now face a global water crisis. Warning signs are flashing everywhere about the increased desertification of the Earth, the industrial pollution of water resources, and the over-exploitation of aquifers. Faced with such a bleak portrait and the fact that environmental and humanitarian challenges are dependent on economic issues and interlinked policies, which are framed by complex laws, the influence of art is relatively modest. Nevertheless, alongside civic actions that we should actively do, artists can give back to water its symbolic and sacred value. Taking a poetical approach to water, the artists and theorists in this issue navigate between aesthetic forms, activist actions, and metaphor-rich analytical thinking. Adopting a resolutely critical perspective, the articles refer to artworks that try to raise awareness about water pollution and climate issues, envisage a restorative justice, and offer new horizons of hope.
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