tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314408982884598189.post781927486033288178..comments2023-08-06T10:35:16.566+01:00Comments on Sustainable Batik: asking the right questionsRobin Parishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14877912318183859857noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314408982884598189.post-74098149869495948912008-03-02T21:15:00.000+00:002008-03-02T21:15:00.000+00:00Thank you Steph you're very kind... and I agree wi...Thank you Steph you're very kind... and I agree with you that the world would be a hellish place with no art, and artists (saying what they think of science) behind the art!Robin Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14877912318183859857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314408982884598189.post-73579303711924824282008-03-02T18:50:00.000+00:002008-03-02T18:50:00.000+00:00Your batiks in particular show us just what we'll ...Your batiks in particular show us just what we'll lose if we don't change our attitudes and do something. <BR/><BR/>I was talking to an environmental scientist recently who was saying that the world could survive without artists, but not without scientists. Bollocks! To cut a long conversation very short he was saying that we need scientists to sort out global warming, etc... But the world wouldn't be in the state it's in if it wasn't for 'scientists' in the first place. He was saying that he couldn't live without his mobile phone, yet we have no idea who invented it, but we all know about a shark in a tank and what use is that? He could live without the shark, but not his mobile, he said. Poor you, I thought. There are plenty of cultures in this world that live without all this technology and have very little impact on the environment he's now working to protect. (Although, I think protection is too late.) I suggested that we, as societies, need art (of all disciplines)to comment on science, make us think about it's implications. He said that scientists are "pretty good self-regulators", so still we don't need artists. I cited Hitler (a bit obvious I know!) and his excellent self-regulated use of science. I think he said he was an anomaly! I my humble opinion both disciplines need each other.<BR/><BR/>And the point of all this rambling?! Robin please don't consider not making your batiks! Apart from absolutely anything else it shows us what we can do with so little in terms of materials: a bit of fabric, some wax, dye, heat and water. There isn't much in this world that can be made so beautiful with so little.Stephiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09461286927746997845noreply@blogger.com