The art collective Endurhugsa was founded in 2017 and worked for two consecutive summers on installations, creative placemaking, education and community art about urban gardening, construction waste, changes in consumption habits and the value of local community collaboration in combating climate anxiety.
the team
Ágústa Gunnarsdóttir, visual artist and master of environment and natural resources
Jóhanna Ásgeirsdóttir, visual artist and educator
Vigdís Bergsdóttir, visual artist, engineer and architect
Geislahvelfingin – a greenhouse made of CDs
With Geislahvelfingin we sought to create opportunities for connection, as we believe that conversation and closeness can foster respectful relationships with each other and our environments. We built the greenhouse using only materials destined for landfill, scavenged from dumpsters at constructions sites. For the windows we wanted to use a particularly underutilised and ubiquitous source of plastic: CDs. The house takes the form of a geodesic dome a la Buckminster Fuller and housed flowers, tomatoes and spices. It was unlocked and open to the public, a space to spend time in thought or play.
Education
Part of the concept was to host regular workshops for people of all ages. We welcomed young children to learn about greenhouses and geometry and invited adults to come speak about their experiences of climate anxiety.
Planting Seeds in the CD-dome: Saturday June 23rd
Every other Saturday we offer family-oriented events in our greenhouse, this time we needed help planting seeds.
Environmental anxiety and the importance of self-care
We believe that self-examination, self-knowledge, self care and support for each other are very important alongside taking big and small steps towards a more sustainable lifestyle and community.
process
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