Dan Acher, artivist
Dan Acher, artivist
Dan Acher is an Ashoka Fellow and the founder of Happy City Lab. Central to his work is art as generator of social change across local and global communities.
Dan uses cities as playgrounds in which citizens of all backgrounds can connect and engage with the key issues of our time. His large-scale installations and new ‘city rituals’ create meaningful bridges across social, cultural or political differences, allowing strangers to come together beyond what may divide them.
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TREE – new installation
Dan's brand new installation is available for touring: TREE is an outdoor night-time light and sound installation with a living tree at its centre. The work can bring to light a tree long-present in the city, or welcome a new tree that is to be planted and take root for generations to come.
The effect is never fixed. Wind, humidity, temperature and the shape of the tree all influence how the lights appear. The artwork is always in motion, constantly responsive to the ambient conditions, and always unique.
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DOUBLE FEATURE!
BREATHE will be at Cultura Nova Festival in Heerlen, The Netherlands 31/8-6/9 while SECRETS will be at La Bâtie Festival with Meyrin Culture in Meyrin (Geneva), Switzerland 2-6/9.
We Are Watching in Jeju, South Korea
On June 4th, Greenpeace South Korea and the a solidarity coalition unveiled the 30x20m We Are Watching flag in Jeju to mark World Environment Day 2025 and to urge the incoming government to commit to a strong, binding agreement to reduce plastic production.
Thousand of faces from around the world formed the eye that stared out across the International Convention Center, sending a clear message: The world is watching. And we demand strong , concrete action.
📍Previously flown at INC5 in Busan, this is the second time the flag has made its presence felt in South Korea.
📸 Join the movement: wearewatching.org
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