Restoring reefs and four other finds

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Quick fixes are becoming more permanent, relationships are starting to mend and things are slowly beginning to return to normal. This month’s collection of finds is inspired by the theme ‘rethinking, rebuilding and repairing’.

 

Fixing flags

64 of the 202 members of the UN carry blood or violence references in their national flags. Oil decided to imagine how would these flags would look without them.

 

Restoring reefs

Coral Carbonate is a research project that involves 3D printing with calcium carbonate to create sustainable underwater ‘houses’ for coral reefs and marine life to grow.

 
A clip of a man wearing a dark green jumper drying his hands on a paper towel against a black background.

Frames from How to use one paper towel © TEDxConcordiaUPortland

Rethinking paper towels

Trust me on this one, 4 minutes and 27 seconds watching a man drying his hands is time well spent. Joe Smith shares his technique to reduce the number of paper hand towels we all use.

 

Redefining wealth

Matt Korostoff has built a microsite to demonstrate relative wealth using pixels to make comparisons. Spoiler, Jeff Bezos has a lot of money.

 
Overhead view of a cracked basketball court with gold lines in the cracks, featuring a person playing basketball.

© Victor Solomon / Photo credit: Shafik Kadi

Kintsugi Court

Artist Victor Solomon and his team renovated a dilapidated court in South Los Angeles, filing its cracks with gold dusted resin inspired by the historic Japanese repair process of Kintsugi.

 

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Exhibition

Among the Trees

In the spirit of returning to normal, we recently visited the Hayward Gallery in London's Southbank to experience the Among the Trees exhibition. Portrayed as ‘a forest of art, formed through sculptures and installations, drawings, paintings and photographs’, it’s a world of calm in uncertain times.

 

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