Irrigation by Clare Smith
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Date: 2009
Dimensions (L x W): 1500 x 500 mm
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Design concept: As I flew over South Africa a few years ago I was surprised to see large polka dots across a dry dusty valley. It took a while for me to work out that those circles were caused by irrigation. If we don't make major efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the earth warms the predicted 2-4 C by the end of this century then parts of the earth will become drier and we will have to turn more and more to irrigation, but this causes problems too.
Salination of the soil due to irrigation is already a problem in parts of Australia. Irrigation of cotton crops in Russia has already led to the drying up of the Aral Sea, which was once the 4th largest lake in the World. Millions of people around the World already suffer from a lack of drinking water.
Techniques used: Hand appliqué, machine quilting.
Materials: Hand dyed, monoprinted and screenprinted fabrics, commercially printed fabrics.
Exhibitions & Awards: 2009 A Change in the Weather, Wellington, Queenstown, quiltgallery.co.nz
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A scientific background tends to influence the subject matter of artist Clare Smith. Her latest work depicts weather and climate-change issues. See Clare' work...
