Dan Acher https://dan-acher.com/ Dan Acher - Happy City Lab Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:53:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://dan-acher.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Dan Acher https://dan-acher.com/ 32 32 DOUBLE FEATURE! https://dan-acher.com/2025/08/27/double-feature/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:53:12 +0000 https://dan-acher.com/?p=105450 BREATHE will be at Cultura Nova Festival in Heerlen, The Netherlands 31/8-6/9 while SECRETS will be at La Bâtie Festival […]

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]]> 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.

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]]> We Are Watching in Jeju, South Korea https://dan-acher.com/2025/06/06/we-are-watching/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:01:48 +0000 https://dan-acher.com/?p=105435 On June 4th, Greenpeace South Korea and the a solidarity coalition unveiled the 30x20m We Are Watching flag in Jeju […]

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]]> 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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]]> 50 cities – 2 million visitors! https://dan-acher.com/2025/05/19/50-cities-2-million-visitors/ Mon, 19 May 2025 15:08:51 +0000 https://dan-acher.com/?p=105429 Thank you Liverpool for being the location of these beautiful milestones. More dates announced soon!

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]]> Thank you Liverpool for being the location of these beautiful milestones. More dates announced soon!

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]]> Borealis: Now Permanent at Singapore’s Supertrees https://dan-acher.com/2025/01/31/borealis-fixed-installation-in-singapore/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:28:43 +0000 https://dan-acher.com/?p=105374 While it continues its global tour, Borealis is now a permanent installation at Singapore’s iconic Supertrees. Borealis can be experienced […]

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]]> While it continues its global tour, Borealis is now a permanent installation at Singapore’s iconic Supertrees. Borealis can be experienced on Saturday, Sunday and Monday evenings against the backdrop of one of Asia’s most spectacular urban gardens.

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]]> Greenpeace in collaboration with #WeAreWatching by Dan Acher https://dan-acher.com/2024/09/28/greenpeace-in-collaboration-with-wearewatching-by-dan-acher/ Sat, 28 Sep 2024 08:22:31 +0000 https://dan-acher.com/?p=105314 #WeAreWatching is back, in collaboration with Greenpeace! From November 25th to December 1st, world leaders will gather in Busan, South […]

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]]> #WeAreWatching is back, in collaboration with Greenpeace! From November 25th to December 1st, world leaders will gather in Busan, South Korea, to negotiate a Global Plastics Treaty. This is our chance to demand bold actions to reduce plastic production and end single-use plastics.

Today, I invite everyone to contribute by adding their portrait to this new global flag at www.wearewatching.org Together, let’s ensure the world’s eyes are on the decisions that will shape our future.

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]]> Breathe Geneva premiere : a city-wide success! https://dan-acher.com/2024/05/31/geneva-premiere-a-success/ Fri, 31 May 2024 10:19:38 +0000 https://dan-acher.com/?p=105255 The post Breathe Geneva premiere : a city-wide success! appeared first on Dan Acher.

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A big thanks to Geneva Mayor Alfonso Gomez and his team, and to the United Nations, World Health Organisation, Jet d’Eau and Geneva Opera House staff and technicians who made the Breathe premiere in Geneva such a success! And of course to all who came to bask in and breathe with the light. Breathe-now.com

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]]> BREATHE to premiere in Geneva https://dan-acher.com/2024/04/29/breathe/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:53:03 +0000 https://dan-acher.com/?p=105209 The post BREATHE to premiere in Geneva appeared first on Dan Acher.

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In a divided and fast-moving world BREATHE is a 15-metre rising sphere pulsing with a warm and rhythmic light; the epicentre from which the breath radiates to unite people across a city and worldwide. May 16-26 in Geneva at Plainpalais, the Jet d’eau water fountain, the UN building and more, plus a globally synchronised website for friends, family and strangers around the world to slow down and breathe in unison: Breathe-now.com

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]]> Over 80,000 visitors for South Korea première https://dan-acher.com/2023/09/15/over-80000-visitors-in-south-korea/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 14:04:08 +0000 https://dan-acher.com/?p=105130 The post Over 80,000 visitors for South Korea première appeared first on Dan Acher.

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A big thanks to Seoul Light DDP for hosting Borealis for 10 nights on the occasion of Frieze Seoul 2023, alongside French digital artist Miguel Chevalier. What an amazing reception from South Korea!

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]]> BOREALIS lights up Hong Kong skies https://dan-acher.com/2023/02/15/borealis-lights-up-hong-kong-skies/ Wed, 15 Feb 2023 12:00:41 +0000 https://dan-acher.com/?p=105095 Borealis continues its spellbinding tour around the globe! The installation has most recently been to Australia, the UAE and several cities in France, Belgium and the UK. Now due to premiere in the US at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's
upcoming Science Festival 6-9th October 2022.

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Every night for three weeks straight, BOREALIS brings the Northern Lights to the people of Hong Kong at SerendiCity – a media arts festival showcasing new perspectives on art, urban environments, people and technology.

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]]> Europe is Burning – Geneva on fire https://dan-acher.com/2022/11/11/new-post/ Fri, 11 Nov 2022 10:27:14 +0000 https://dan-acher.com/?p=105060 Borealis continues its spellbinding tour around the globe! The installation has most recently been to Australia, the UAE and several cities in France, Belgium and the UK. Now due to premiere in the US at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's
upcoming Science Festival 6-9th October 2022.

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After several consecutive summers of record heatwaves, drought and fatal forest fires across Greece, Italy, France…, how long before your own city burns? This flash installation in central Geneva brings home the reality of extreme weather incidents reaching places we previously thought invulnerable.

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