Where will Worms be in 100 years time?

1st National Environmental Art Competition...

The Finalists and Art-works

 

The History of the world..." has been written about, debated, argued and portrayed in one form or another, through countless volumes and from many points of view.

But has anyone ever asked a worm? After all, worms have been around since the days of the dinosaurs….eating , eating, eating their way through giant, steamy dung heaps and turning them into food for plants. WE DID. The result:

National Environmental Art Prize Exhibition

at the Australian Museum Sydney 2002
National Environmental Art Prize Exhibition at the Australian Museum Sydney 2002
Jade Oakley(artist);Caren Trafford (creator)
Judging the Exhibit
Elizabeth - WINNER- Danebank Anglican School Avi - WINNER- Beecroft Public School
THE WINNERS: Elizabeth (left) and Avi with Professor Mike Archer, Director -Australian Museum
Finalists

 

The works depict how students aged from 7 to 14 see the world in 100 years time – from the perspective of a worm.

The environmental and sustainability theme is an integral part of the Humanities Studies undertaken by students throughout Australia.

On the positive side students depicted a sustainable planet with worms living in harmony with mankind.
  • Futurists had worms colonising space
  • Some took a decidedly pessimistic view. One student, despairing that humans would never learn, depicted military worms who decided that “the world we live in is shocking – that’s why we put a plan into action to destroy the human race”.