Even in a world awash with images, art still has the power to draw attention. But can it trigger social change? The PangeaSeed art collective hopes so.
Have you ever wanted to swim with sharks, but can barely doggy paddle? Or wondered what the love-child of a sexy mermaid and a lonely sailor would look like? Tre’ Packard is no stranger to such ideas. He is founder of a collective known as PangeaSeed, a group of street artists that meld public art with conservation in an effort to bring about social change. He calls the process artivism. […]
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http://www.dw.com/en/banksy-meets-jacques-cousteau-can-art-inspire-a-social-movement/a-18870802