Education
a
need for a better educational system
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Individuals
are 'good' from nature, until society brings about an 'evil' side. They
are innocent and vulnerable. He believed in an educational system that promoted
the 'goodness' of children, and focused on the true nature of individuals.
Based on this, he believed that what is to be learned should be based on an
understanding of each and every child's nature at each stage of their
development. Another
key point in Rousseau's ideas on education is the importance of the environment, i.e. the teachers. According to him,
teachers should help the child learn in the sense that they should not exhibit
their power on the child, but observe and assist him/her in the process of
learning.
we "see beyond" race and ethnicity - art as an important component for self-development - learning by doing
Rudolf Steiner
On the basis of the aforementioned, where the educational system appreciates the 'good' nature of everyone, we also strive for an educational system which emphasizes the importance of imagination in learning and which integrates holistically the intellectual, practical as well as artistic development of all students.
According to Rudolf Steiner and his form of education, known as Waldorf education, the schools' approach to education should run parallel with the childrens' development. He proposed that early education should focus on hand-on activities as well as creative play and art. It is through these activities that we believe children begin to know themselves and the others around them. Moving on, elementary education should focus on the development of artistic expression and social capacities whereas secondary education, should focus on developing critical reasoning and most importantly empathetic understanding (!!). Consequently, the goal here is that children will grow up to be free, understanding of the others around them and socially competent.
education that fully develops children's mind, body and soul
Waste-Free Life
- in touch with nature
while living in a modern urban environment - zero-waste lifestyle -
PRINCIPLES
“refuse what you don’t need;
reuse what you
already have;
borrow, swap and make your own;
recycle what cannot be
re-purposed;
compost”
We live in a very disposable society that often does not
value the significance of each object or product. By refusing the consumption
of plastic items, we hope to save thousands of tons of trash from landfills,
improve air and water quality, and use inspiration and creativity to find alternative
solutions. We are
striving for a more minimalist
lifestyle, not based on materialism but on experiences.
DIY is a big part of most of our lives. Not
all of us share the same interests, and so we divide “tasks” according to skill
and enthusiasm.
- gardening and planting their own fruit and vegetables = avoid buying packaged and imported food loaded with pesticides - up-cycling clothes by using what is at hand = creating unique pieces, avoiding overproduction, the usage of harsh chemicals, and exploitation of the workforce - creating hygiene products, plastic-free, package-free and natural -
- gardening and planting their own fruit and vegetables = avoid buying packaged and imported food loaded with pesticides - up-cycling clothes by using what is at hand = creating unique pieces, avoiding overproduction, the usage of harsh chemicals, and exploitation of the workforce - creating hygiene products, plastic-free, package-free and natural -
We support research that looks into alternative and renewable energy.
- electronic or solar-powered cars - solar roads -
Fashion
We, AdamzRib, adopt a zero-waste and eco-friendly
lifestyle, in that sense we do everything in our power to live up to this fight
of ours. In one of our efforts to create a more sustainable lifestyle we
recycle all materials possible because we refuse to further burden our
environment. It’s a philosophy of creating
a “waste-free” living by keeping your waste down to a minimal amount, while
helping the Earth and our own happiness in the process. Our subculture
fashion revolves around the use of recyclable materials and eco friendly
garments in accordance with the reuse of our “old” clothes and everything else
in our disposal, following a simple DIY process.
“The most eco-friendly clothes are the
ones already in your closet.”
Politics of
Art
- freedom and expression regarding individual character, body and style - express ourselves by transgressing
the boundaries society has placed surrounding the concept of self, gender and
sexual identity, and body politics - men and women should hold the same power status within mainstream
culture
WE GIVE BIRTH TO A NEW FORM OF NATURAL ART
Georg Simmel
He suggested that the adoption of a style or fashion is a dual process that simultaneously engages the need for individuality and the need for acceptance and integration- the fragmentation that occurs serves both purposes, transgressing the limits of aesthetics and functionality. Today however, we find ourselves confronted with an extraordinary mobility of attempts and representations of style, and a heightened need to achieve individuality. An individuality that exists but sadly manifests itself as a form of social alienation, instead of the expression of strong individual voices. And that is governed by the premises of fashion as consumption, beauty as acceptance, and anxiety over appearance as integration into the mass.
Empty beliefs and ideal representations are being projected to us on an everyday basis, and one of the fundamental aspects of our nature is being violated, and in essence, erased. The human body, a symbol of nature, a vehicle of soul and mind, in today’s society is and in hundreds of centuries before, has been represented through the aesthetics of “clean”, polished, and bare. Perfection, which today can apparently only be accomplished through extreme control and modification, has become the dream and nightmare of many males and females, and is perceived by us as a symbolic representation of the unreachable and the ever quantified.
We believe that one of the purposes of our subculture is social action and opposition to political oppression against people- whether it is against their background, their origin, their style, or in their most simple and primary form: their body. Our art uses the body as a platform of change, expression, and symbolism. Bodies naturally undergo continuous transformations, which should be respected and admired as part of nature's gift. This is a central theme in our art, which uses the free, and sometimes grotesque form of the body as a medium encompassing juxtaposition and movement to create strong connections with the audience and to transmit our feelings towards our natural form, through means of performance and visual arts. Our work is very conceptual, not always aesthetically pleasing, but incorporating elements central to our philosophy as a subculture. If we decide to be free, our art does not need to abide by the laws of aesthetics, by the laws of art as a means of production and consumerism, or art as a means of propaganda of the "clean".
We also use sustainable materials in our artwork, especially in installations and installations/performance. By bringing natural elements into our performances we combine dramatic tension with the external objects to which our ideas relate, without having to retreat to non-urban setting. In the same way that the human body has been acted upon in such a violent manner, we will paint the picture of what we believe your ideal representations of the body and nature are. And how they have left us empty, suffocating under a surface that is plastic. With our performance, we explain, we express, but most importantly, we embody.
FEMEN
ANA MENDIETA
CINDY SHERMAN
MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ
YAYOI KUSAMA
HANNAH WILKE
YOKO ONO
KAREN FINLEY
