Read more and see images about this project at www.fossilfools.org.

FOSSIL FOOLS
2005 - Present

I am one of the founding members of Fossil Fools, which is a collaborative project about energy issues. Fossil Fools is a combined set of installations, performances, and workshops about the past and future of fossil fuels and energy resources. We have been doing projects since 2005. At our events, we invite non-profit groups to come present information about energy solutions in a info-circus."

Issues explored in this work include: uncovering where electricity comes from, forecasting the future of petroleum and coal, and demonstrating alternative energy use. All of the work is intended to foster dialogue through interactive and accessible art forms. The goal of the collaborators is to inspire the audience to take ownership of the message and carry it with them into their daily lives. The sequences in which these elements occur and even the works themselves adapt to space and times available at each venue.

This work is a collaborative hybrid. This mixture of video, sound and performance is stronger than the traditional forms of our individual disciplines. It is effective in communicating the message of fossil fuels to a diverse audience, and will spark conversations about our national dependence on them.