How do we perceive ... waste? A few words about the project "Closed circuit. Waste in photography".
Waste is substances or objects that people dispose of because they consider them unnecessary, used or hazardous. It can be, for example, food scraps, packaging, used batteries, chemicals or used electronic equipment. The emotions that they arouse in people can be varied and depend on many factors, such as environmental awareness, level of education or culture.
Today we are talking about the inevitable need for transformation and the impact of human activity in the areas of energy, agriculture, production, consumption and waste management. Each of these topics is pressing and our time is becoming increasingly limited.
As environmental educators, we face major challenges. We must not only impart knowledge, but also affect the emotions of our audience. This requires reflection, understanding and taking care of the participants in the educational process. Our work must be effective. Building public awareness is a process in which it is worth experimenting and involving different groups of people and a variety of topics.
As Interzero, representing the business sector, we decided to carry out a project with Museum of Photography in Krakow "Closed Circuit. Waste in Photography". The project envisaged a series of meetings that would result in photographs and texts freely referring to the theme of waste.
We would like to thank Maria Masternak and Anna Sidorska from the Museum of Photography in Krakow, workshop leaders Rafał Siderski and Krzysztof Story, all participants and our Project Manager Monika Krysztofińska.
We are very impressed with the results of this project. We are pleased that the subject of waste, is not only important to us, but also to the wider community, who believe that by acting together, much good can be achieved.
More information about the project can be found in a publication on Eco Without Borders: HERE
Fot. Mateusz Woźniak, Magdalena Niezabitowska Krogulec, Tomasz Orłowski, Marta Wróblewska