SPRINTS was a showcase of digital illustrations, graphic design, lettering art and typography by 6 artists curated by TEDxNapierBridge, in collaboration with Fine Acts and CountdownbyTED as part of their #ArtistsForClimate initiative. It was kicked off on 30+31 Oct 2021 with a creative bootcamp where the artists had 48 hours to develop and produce an artwork on Climate awareness.
The artworks were showcased in a popup exhibition held in Chennai. They were unveiled and then published on TheGreats.co under an open license for activists, non-profits and educators globally for future campaign work.
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The Artwork
2030 : Hope+Caution
To address climate change, countries adopted the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius by the next decade, failing which the effects become irreversible and highly expensive.
The poster subverts the same through a complex ecosystem growing out of a car, and an imposing placard which says, hope+caution, maintaining a balance.
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Snaps from the exhibition
Panel discussion featuring (centre three from L to R) Raj Cherubal, CEO, Chennai Smart City Limited, Dr.Vishvaja Sambath, Public Health Researcher, Venkatesh Ramakrishnan, novelist+historian+columnist
With Nithyanand Jayaraman, writer+researcher
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