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June 06th, 2008
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Posted in EcoArt by Cate Trotter

If you’re a fan of Ecostreet’s title graphics, make sure to head down to the Viewfinder Gallery in Greenwich, London, between 30th May and 6th July, for Anna Hillman’s solo photography exhibition, ‘Amazingness’.

Amazingness Exhibition by Anna Hillman

Amazingness is a word Anna coined to describe “nature as it occurs everyday all around, easy to miss but everywhere to be found… colors, shapes, patterns, textures, movements…the little details of life existing, growing, decaying, being, enjoying”. This definition is captured photographically in the form of green shoots springing through concrete cracks, an orange autumn leaf caught in the structure of a mesh fence, the constantly changing watermark patterns along river banks, amongst others.

An environmentalist at heart, Anna’s project tackles sustainability at its root: the pictures are a call to action, inspiring us to interact with our urban environment and to give it the appreciation and value it deserves. The location of each piece of amazingness is displayed on each image, pointing out that everyone can find amazingness for themselves. She is reminding us that, in order to find beauty and art, we need do nothing more than stop and look.

The pictures are the starting point of Anna’s much bigger project to help us find amazingness for ourselves. She runs workshops to get children and adults in the habit of exploring their environments, and is running two workshops for children during the course of the exhibition. She would also love to exhibit your pictures alongside hers at the exhibition and on her website. If you’d like to get involved, visit the amazingness section of her website to find out how. She would be delighted to receive any amazingness submissions of your own. Little by little, she is helping us discover the small pieces of wonder and delight that have always existed in our everyday lives.

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March 28th, 2006
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Posted in Sustainable Lifestyle by wildish

Thanks to the hard-working EcoStreet pixies, we have a great new updated look.

Our new signature images are courtesy of talented eco-photographer Anna Hillman, whose work was featured on Treehugger last year.

Anna completed an Eco-Design degree at Goldsmith’s College, University of London in 2005 with her final project a book titled “Amazingness”, photography of urban London, showcasing the beauty of nature in urban spaces, helping us reconnect with our origins. We feel that Anna’s work captures the essence of EcoStreet.

To me, sustainable design is indistinguishable from good design; by that i mean that if a certain design has not taken into account ecological and environmental considerations, as well as social considerations, then it isn’t good design. – Anna Hillman

If you are interested in Anna’s work and would like to purchase prints or help her get her book published, please get in touch with her here.


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