International bodypainter and fine artist Filippo Ioco will be at the Naa鈥橶aya鈥橲um Indigenous 台湾MM裸聊室 Gardens in Tofino next week to paint four models from head-to-toe camouflage into surrounding old growth forest landscapes.
The art project was commissioned by Canopy, a global environmental non-profit dedicated to protecting the world鈥檚 forests, species, and climate, and to helping advance Indigenous communities鈥� rights. The environment organization hopes the unique initiative will become a vehicle for change.
鈥淲e know there is a huge scientific body of literature around the need to project ancient, endangered forests around the world. We know how important they are for interrupting the climate crisis, we know how integral they are for preserving biodiversity, but despite that overwhelming body of evidence, we鈥檙e still not seeing both our local and global decision makers taking the actions that they need to take to protect these irreplaceable eco-systems,鈥� said Canopy communications director Mike Hudema.
鈥淎rt touches us in a different way than science. It touches our heart. We鈥檙e hoping this project will speak to the heart of those decisions makers and will help lead to the protection of these vital landscapes,鈥� he said.
According to Hudema, Naa鈥橶aya鈥橲um Indigenous 台湾MM裸聊室 Gardens was selected as the location for the bodypainting project because the gardens are a place of Indigenous conservation and education.
鈥淲e really wanted to support that,鈥� said Hudema, noting that one of the reasons Canopy was founded was as a result of the War in the Woods.
Naa鈥橶aya鈥橲um Gardens will be open to the public during the art project, however, Hudema is encouraging viewers to 鈥減lease respect the process as much as possible.鈥�
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