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Art Basel - EarthMan Performance

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EarthMan ( http://www.dionlaurent.com/earthman.htm ) is an ongoing sculptural, performance, installation, video, and scientific art project of artist Dion Laurent ( http://www.dionlaurent.com ). The EarthMan Project began in 1992 and continues to evolve and develop. See artist website for updated information here: http://www.dionlaurent.com/news1.htm

EarthMan consists of a solar powered system including fans, air ducts, lights, terrarium and plants that creates a bio exchange system that vents the CO2 human exhaust from the helmet and suit to the Air Terrarium Backpack, thus feeding the plants the necessary CO2 gas necessary for their survival. In unison, the fan and air duct system delivers the oxygenated air of the terrarium to the suit and helmet of EarthMan, supplying the oxygen necessary for human survival, thus creating a simple biosphere exchange system similar to that of Planet Earth.

The basis of The EarthMan Project ( "The EarthMan Project" ) , AirPort and related projects by Dion Laurent are dedicated to Advanced Life Support Systems (ALSS) and Bio-regenerative Life Support research. Conceptually, If we continue to destroy our natural environment on Earth, it may be necessary for all humans to wear such an EarthMan suit, much as humans must wear a space suit to travel outside of our atmosphere.

+ World Tour - Tactical Performances, Sightings and Appearances

EarthMan has performed in Houston (Divers Works, Art Car Museum, Foto Fest, Art Car Parade), Austin(Texas State Capital, Austin Museum of Art), Jeddo, San Francisco, Oakland, New Mexico, Arizona, Sonoma, Oak Island, Charlotte, Monaco, Callas(France),London(Tate Modern, National Portrait Gallery, Serpentine Gallery, Trafalgar Square, Hyde Park, London Marathon, Speakers Corner, Covent Garden Piazza), Lincoln (Lincoln Catherdral and Steep Hill), Arlesey, Cambridge and Cambridge University(England), Paris(Palais de Tokyo, Musee de l'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou), Normandy American Cemetery, Geneva(MAMCO, Centre d'art Comtemporain Genéve, Mont Blanc Bridge), Montreux, Art Forum Montreux, Basel, Art Basel Vernissage, and around and around…

EarthMan performances may involve the planting of trees, the handing out of flowers, broadcasting seeds, and other events, or just passing through environments whether human populated or not. Most performances are documented on film and video.

Related Projects

AirPort

http://www.dionlaurent.com/EarthMan%20and%20AirPort.htm
AirPort is the World's first extreme-environment self-sustaining self-contained plant-based life support shelter, or rather, an EarthSurface or extreme-environment plant-based life-support habitat. AirPort in it's first incarnation was first unveiled in June of 2005.

The Shelter Project

http://www.dionlaurent.com/shelter_project.htm

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