EnvironmentalismToday we had our presentations on site-specific and -responsive theatre, and within the presentation the term 'environmental theatre' came up, and so I decided to do some research to find out what it exactly is. This form of theatre has a lot in common with site-specific theatre, but I believe that the main difference is, that the actual environment and the site become the set or imitate of the theatrical story. It was created in the 1960's to blur the distinction between the audience's and actor's space.
Andy Goldsworthy is an environmentalist artist who creates site-specific sculptures and land art, someone whose work I have admired for years now, He sees nature as his play ground, creating art where ever he goes, meaning, that most of his pieces are not simply found in galleries, but rather the pictures are. But it also means, that someone, anyone could be on a walk in a forest and stumble upon a sculpture made out of fallen branches. Indeed, Goldsworthy doesn't think that it is necessary for him to edit his materials, but work with them. He uses his hands, teeth and found tools to create his art pieces and it is generally considered to be founder of modern rock balancing.
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