Tullia Jack
Associate senior lecturer
Nobody was dirty: Cultural exhibitions as societal transition tools
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Summary, in English
This brief article shares a social transition attempt where a cultural exhibition was used to question the resources consumed in the name of cleanliness. Thirty-two pairs of unwashed jeans were installed at the National Gallery of Victoria with the aim of making people more aware of the hyper-clean social standards reproduced in everyday life, that consume energy, water and chemicals. This short speculative piece aims to contribute to the Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions dialogue by conceptualising cultural interventions, like exhibitions, as a societal transition tool, and providing empirical data on one cultural exhibition's attempt to shift cleanliness practices away from resource intensity.
Publishing year
2013
Language
English
Pages
70-72
Publication/Series
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Volume
7
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Document type
Journal article (letter)
Publisher
Elsevier
Topic
- Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
Keywords
- Cleanliness
- Collective conventions
- Laundry
- Societal transitions
- Sustainable consumption
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 2210-4224