By Trash-Artists from Severodvinsk
Art-performance “Clean the Arctic” was arranged by the Russian Arctic National Park on June 12, 2013, on the Northern Dvina River Embankment in Arkhangelsk. The climax of the performance was presentation of a sculpture made of garbage that had been collected on the Franz-Joseph Land. The sculpture was designed and created by talented trash-artists from Severodvinsk.
Seven empty fuel barrels were collected on the Graham Bell Island by the expedition of the National Park and delivered to Arkhangelsk by the research vessel, Mikhail Somov, in May. In addition to the barrels, the artists used mechanical parts and wire also delivered from the Arctic.
The sculpture depicts narwhal breaking out of the water. Narwhal is not only a symbol of the Russian Arctic National Park, but also symbolizes fragility of the nature and its dependence on human beings. The performance was devoted to the Year of Natural Environment and the Day of Ecologist which is celebrated on June 5.
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