Panel Statement
Panel: Public Art of the Sustainable City
“Solar Artworks” combines art, architecture, design, science, and a common objective: how to make our cities more sustainable through public art. We can find solar artworks in different parts of the world, and their creators generally are multidisciplinary groups of specialists. In this conference we will see some of the most interesting examples of solar artworks studied in the frame of “Solar Artworks” to date, in particular how different the projects can be, and why they have been created.
- Nacho Zamora is a Spanish public art researcher who has curated an international presentation and exhibition of solar artworks: renewable energy–focused technology, art and design. He received a Bachelor in Fine Arts at the University of Murcia (Spain), and specialized in public art for a Master of Artistic Production at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain). His interest is based on the synthesis between concepts like sustainability, education and innovation within the field of public art. Nacho Zamora is currently working on a Doctoral Dissertation titled “Solar Artworks”. The goal of this project is to compile a complete report about solar artworks and their creators.
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