Life-sized animal puppets traveled 20,000 kilometers from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Norway’s glaciers to raise awareness about climate change. The project, "The Herds," used recycled materials and grew from 15 to 65 puppets along the way. #ClimateChange #TheHerds #EnvironmentalAwareness #ArtActivism #BreakingNews

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💬 Beeindruckende Kunst- und Klimainitiative:

#TheHerds

Lebensgroße Puppentiere begeben sich auf eine 20.000 km lange REISE von Kinshasa im KONGO-Becken zum NORDKAPP im arktischen Kreis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiAYM8hHlBs

https://theherds.org

A powerful start to the day as I bore witness to a small group of animal puppets and their human puppeteers from #TheHerds as they visited London.

Their journey runs from the Congo Basin to the Arctic Circle.

Met the creator too and thanked him for his vision.

#ThinkBig

https://www.theherds.org/

De passage ce soir en #Arles, les marionnettes grandeur nature d'animaux sauvages du projet The Herds ( https://www.theherds.org/ ), qui traverse l'Afrique puis l'Europe du sud au nord pour mettre en lumière les extinctions d'espèces liées au changement climatique.

C'est incroyablement bien fait, les animaux sont hyper expressifs et réalistes malgré leur réalisation en carton et toile de jute ; le travail des marionnettistes est remarquable ; le tout est très émouvant.

Pour ceux qui sont à #Paris, je vous conseille de voir ça le 21 juin.

#art #artvivant #theherds

The Herds

The Herds is a public arts initiative with an aim to bring awareness to the the issues of climate change - which often results in the forced migration of animal species. The Herds will travel 12,400 miles and visit 20 cities across four months to “flee climate disaster,” with the group making their way from the Congo Basin through Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, Spain, France, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, the UK, and Norway - finishing in the Arctic Circle in August.

The puppets are made primarily from recycled materials: cardboard for the skin and rubber for the joints.

As it travels, the herd will be joined by new locally created puppets representing local species, such as vervet monkeys in Nigeria, wolves and red deer in Europe, and reindeer in Norway. Sadly, some puppets will also 'die' along the route

For more info visit www.theherds.org

#theherds #climatechange #puppets #arts #animals #forcedmigration #climateaction #jointheherds

The Herds

The Herds is a public arts initiative with an aim to bring awareness to the the issues of climate change - which often results in the forced migration of animal species. The Herds will travel 12,400 miles and visit 20 cities across four months to “flee climate disaster,” with the group making their way from the Congo Basin through Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, Spain, France, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, the UK, and Norway - finishing in the Arctic Circle in August.

The puppets are made primarily from recycled materials: cardboard for the skin and rubber for the joints.

As it travels, the herd will be joined by new locally created puppets representing local species, such as vervet monkeys in Nigeria, wolves and red deer in Europe, and reindeer in Norway. Sadly, some puppets will also 'die' along the route.

For more info visit www.theherds.org

#theherds #climatechange #puppets #arts #animals #forcedmigration #climateaction #jointheherds

Dev kukla hayvanlar #Afrika'dan #KuzeyKutbu'na: İklim krizi için duygusal yolculuk başladı #Çevre #İklim #SonDakika #TheHerds #LittleAmal

https://cevrehatti.com/iklim-degisikligi/dev-kukla-hayvanlar-afrikadan-kuzey-kutbuna-iklim-krizi-icin-duygusal-yolculuk-basladi/