there are a growing number of artists dedicating their work to opening minds to
the growing water crisis. One of the most prominent of these is ICHI IKEDA, who
- with assistance from Cornell's East Asia Program - did a residency with the
South Cayuga School District several years ago - and is interested in coming
back to Ithaca.I'm in conversation with the Cornell E.Asia program, Waterfront
Trail and Erie Canal folks, and Ikeda himself about this possibility. We would
like him to come here, anchor a symposium on the global water situation, and
create a work on or by the Lake.Everything Ikeda does involves community
members, of all ages. For information on his passionate commitment to art as
activism - in his case, about water - see <www33.ocn.ne.jp/~waters/>,
www.greenmuseum.org/content/artist_index/artist_id-91.html,
<3r2n.cfa.cmu.edu/groundworks/statements/IchiIkeda.pdf>, and/or
www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/tolerance/ichi.html . This last is from last
May's seminar on art & environment at the UN, when I met Ikeda and introduced
the idea of a return Ithaca visit. From greenmuseum.org:Ichi Ikeda
The remarkable Osaka-born artist Ichi Ikeda, considers water to be Earth's most
precious resource and the medium which will help deliver our planet safely into
the future. As a result, he has dedicated the majority of his prolific career
to raising global awareness around water issues and conservation through
international conferences, community activism, public performance and
interactive WaterArt installations. Ikeda encourages people to think of the
larger context in which they live and to see how our current actions as
individuals affect the Earth's future. He views the conscious networking of
concerned individuals as a key to sustainability. His art serves as a catalyst
for change and an inspirational focal point for the exchange of water-related
information. The artist addresses these important issues through both large and
small scale interventions. During his Big Hands Conference in 2002, Ikeda
orchestrated an educational symposium in Bangkok
which featured an interactive gallery installation with images of large cupped
hands holding water, factual information and a recording of poetry by the
artist. "We the Peoples are to be born on the earth, caressed in a cradle of
water and growing as it grows. All lives live in harmony. The rivers . .(Read
more)If any of you would like to be part of this project, let me know.Patricia
Haines 339-9472
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