\u201cArt changes people and people change the world,\u201d says British artist, teacher and visionary Char Evans<\/strong>. Evans is the brains behind Eco Art Installations<\/strong>, a non-profit enterprise committed to spreading the ecological message while fostering cultural awareness and interaction. The message? We have too much garbage. It\u2019s a message strikes a particular chord with developing countries that don\u2019t have recycling plants.<\/p>\n

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This grass-roots demonstration project completed two months ago in\u00a0Auroville<\/a>, India makes the point. Last March Evans and over 100 artists and collaborators created an event which made use of both natural materials and recyclables. The centrepiece, a huge geodesic dome, was constructed out of bamboo.\u00a0\u00a0A large kolam, a floor painting comprise of loops and dots, was made out of rock and chalk powder.<\/p>\n

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The project was financed by a $ 900 US\u00a0Kickstarter campaign<\/a> which paid for electricity, water, fruit snacks and a video to document the procedure. The exercise was capped off with workshops into making useful products out of recycled newspaper. Like bowls. All told, the project made use of recycled bicycle tires, wheels, washing machine drums, telephones, clocks, cartons, cans, computer keyboards and mesh. As they say \u201cone man\u2019s trash is another man\u2019s treasure.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Evans has a degree in Art History and Architecture and a post-graduate degree in Education. Her vision is largely a result of teaching English and Reiki in India and Thailand and seeing the issues for herself. She says the Auroville project not only demonstrated what can be accomplished with recyclable materials but also nurtured self-esteem, self-discipline and co-operation. \u201cIt was designed to explore community creative potential, raise awareness on ecological issues and to present our vision of beautiful co-creation,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

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Take a look at the\u00a0video with colourful details:<\/strong><\/p>\n