Amy Lipton and Sue Spaid

Ecovention is a term invented by Amy Lipton and Sue Spaid in 1999 to refer to an ecological art intervention in environmental degradation. The term ecovention (ecology + invention) describes an artist initiated project that employs an inventive strategy to physically transform an ecosystem.

[accordion][accordion_content title="What is Ecology?"]Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with one another and with their physical environment. The distribution and abundance of organisms on Earth is shaped by both biotic, living-organism-related, and abiotic, nonliving or physical, factors.[/accordion_content][accordion_content title="What does constructed environment mean?"]An environment developed, built and/or made by people for human and animal activity, including buildings, streets, gardens, bridges and parks. It includes natural environments after they have been changed by people for a purpose.[/accordion_content][accordion_content title="How do humans use biomimicry?"]Biomimicry, as it's called, is a method for creating solutions to human challenges by emulating designs and ideas found in nature. It's used everywhere: buildings, vehicles, and even materials. [/accordion_content][/accordion]

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Artists With Ecology is a consortium of co-creators who incorporate art, design, and science, to inspire community stewardship, remediate degraded areas, and enhance and nurture a sense of place. We shift the perception of places from abandoned to abundant by reflecting the wealth of the local environment through time. We create artistic installations that not only beautify, but literally clean the environment in which they are installed using bio-remediation. We educate and empower individuals and communities to observe and engage with their environment as a part of nature, not apart from nature.

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209 5th Ave SE Suite 4, Olympia WA 98501

360-970-5047

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Artists With Ecology

Amy Lipton and Sue Spaid

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