"At root, ecology is an erotic attitude of closeness, relatedness and care. We have made it into a rational/activist project and lost sight of its heart."
Thomas Moore
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The walk of light on ice
Woman was not allowed to enter area of Koyasan temples for centuries
only for about last 150 years we- woman can enter Koyasan..all temples here are 1200 years old
Now I am sleeping at a temple and have television in my room, there is sign that say "gentleman" on one door and "woman" on the other it leeds to the hot baths..
.. before there was 1200 temples here..
woman were allow to pray…outside the gates of the mountains, they could come to the outside of the plato and walk around and pray.. this paths are called Ladys walks.. not because they are easy.. today hikers use this "walks".
I will go one ladies walk tomorrow… i want to feel how it was to be left outside in the forrest in the freezing cold to pray.
Temporary Galleri Halvarby
During the summer I decided to work with plant dyeing and printing using only what I just found in my new garden: flowers, berries, weeds and rust became pigments in the plant and rust heaven.
Upcycling: turning textile waste into sustainable fashion
In a recent live chat, a panel of sustainable fashion experts joined us to explore how upcycling is infiltrating the industry
"[It] doesn't matter if it is clothes or furniture or food. If we know the story behind it, the time it takes to make it, to produce the materials, we will value it much more. Everybody that has ever created something ... knows what I am talking about. It is about transparency.
How do we make it easier for consumers to choose upcycled clothes, or will it always be a niche market?
Just as we appreciate designers who source their wool from UK mills, weave on hand looms in Scotland and produce in London, the materials used in upcycled fashion have an interesting story. This is where the desirability of upcycled fashion lies, explains Robinson. In contrast, Orsola de Castro, co-founder and co-curator of Estethica describes fast fashion and mass produced luxury as "empty vehicles."
However, a story alone isn't enough - few will buy a garment simply because it's upcycled. They key factor is design says Luise Barsch, co-founder of the Berlin based label aluc: "If the design is good, people will go for it."