Every year in Luxembourg, 1001 tons of material is tossed or dumped as litter – that’s an average of 1,6 kilograms per inhabitant, with 216 kilograms of litter per kilometer strewn along the motorways and 103 kilograms per kilometer by the side of the country’s smaller roads. Cleaning this up costs the country 1,2 million Euros per year. The number 1001 may sound like a tale reminding us of the dreamy stories of our childhood but in this story, it is a reality.
With my camera I have been capturing all the junk that people leave behind: from the bathtubs they dump in the forest to the rubbish they leave behind after an outdoor barbecue to the cigarette butts and cans they toss out of car windows. While shooting this I have been trying to figure out why people do this, why people seem to have so little respect for the environment. I had countless meetings with people dealing professionally with the issue, did research into the numbers, the psychology, and the daily reality of littering and the fight against it.
To create awareness about this issue I created a book and an exhibition, a campaign along the highways and organize a Take Action Day as well as a travelling exhibition for schoolchildren around the country. The project is also included in the Esch2022 European Capital of Culture.
In 2022, together with 10 PRO-SUD municipalities, and 8 municipalities in France, in the Communauté de Communes Pays Haut Val l’Alzette (CCPHVA), Esch-Alzette, Luxembourg’s second largest city, will be European Capital of Culture. Each year this label is awarded to a different city or area within the European Union.
2019-2022
dans le cadre de Esch2022, Capitale européenne de la culture
dans le cadre de Esch2022, Capitale européenne de la culture
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1001 Tonnen Koffer
ELO ASS ET UN IECH
1001 Tonnen geet an seng lëschten Etapp. 1001 Tonnen ass am Juni 2022 lancéiert ginn, mat der Ausstellung, em Buch an der campagne routière (anschliessend em Upcycling vum Rucksak BOB a Laptoptäsch ANNA).
Ab September 2022 bis Juli 2024 ass 1001 Tonnen a 25 verschidde Lycéeën, Schoulen, Gemengen, Galerien ausgestallt ginn mat pädagogeschen Ateliere fir d’Kanner a Jugendlecher.
All dëst ass elo an engem Koffer zesummegestallt ginn deen der loune kennt.
Elo ass et un iech.
1001 Tonnen Koffer Inhalt :
Jessica Theis
- 1001 Tonnen Erklärung vum Projet
- +- 30 Originalfotoen 1001 Tonnen fir Ausstellung (fäerdeg fir opzehänken ), 42x42 cm
- Monsieur Ramasse Broschüre
- Monsieur Ramasse Audio File, opgeholl a mat Musék ennerluecht
- 1001 Tonnen Buch
- Workshop Bau-Atelier Monsieur Ramasse „Mir bauen de Monsieur Ramasse mat Wegwerfmaterial“, Bau-Anleitung mat Beispillfotoen
Emweltberodung asbl:
> Kreeslafwirtschaftplakat am klengen
> een Ooffallspill fir an Ekippen ze spille ronderëm de Recycling
> eng Lëscht mat lauter Aktivitéiten déi d’Enseignantë kënne maachen
Charlotte Reuter (Potty Lotty):
> verschIdden Aktivitéiten am Kader vun der Nobereedung vun der Liesung vum Text Monsieur Ramasse: Idiiden fir Schreifatelier, Bastel- an Moliddien, Grouss Denken
LOCATIOUN
Méindeg bis Freideg : 250 €
Samschdeg bis Sonndeg : 150 €
Kautioun : 100 €
pick up Hobscheid (mat RDV) oder Liwwerung 50 € (mat RDV)
Thank you!
Kapitel 1: Zigaretten a Parking Tickets
Kapitel 2: Littering
Kapitel 3: Party
Kapitel 4: Haus
Kapitel 5: iwerfellten Poubellen a Containers
Kapitel 6: Industrie
Kapitel 7: Déponie
Kapitel 8: Auto
different actions
urban exhibtion, indoor exhibition
cleaning action, workshop with kids and students
more information: https://1001tonnen.lu/#schoolworkshops
campagne routière
collaboration with Atelier DONO
bag BOB and ANNA
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