Sarah Drain
El Martillo
Electric Eclectic Collective (now Tools for Action)
inflatable sculpture
2010
In 2010 Eclectic Electric Collective sent a 12-metre inflatable hammer to the COP 16 Climate Conference in Cancún, Mexico.
Inspired by the quote "Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it," the project aimed to spark new narratives for climate action and international solidarity.
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The hammer was used in a protest by Marea Creciente (Rising Tide) and destroyed by police – an event that turned it into a powerful global symbol of creative resistance in the climate justice movement.
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Eclectic Electric Collective*=
Jakub Simcik, Artúr van Balen, Sarah Drain in collaboration with artists from Germany and activists from Mexico. Germany: Organ Kritische Kunst / Pablo Herman, Juan-Pablo Arce, Marcelo Arteaga, Erika Ceruzzi, Juan-Pablo Diaz, Alexander Dunst, Armando Gomez, Csilla Hodi, Rafael Ibarra, Alex Misick, Hanna Moik, Maria Nuebling, Gábor Pinter, Heather Purcell, Ricardo Ramirez, Melanie Schlachter, Anton Theileis, Jakub Theileis, Betti Tóth, Latefa Wiersch. In Mexico antic@p / Marea Creciente, Miriam Buyer, Christian Guerrero.
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Qualcosa nell'aria | Something in the air
Exhibition curated by Irene Calderoni and Bernardo Follini.
March 17 – June 12 2022.