Have you ever wondered how to live in harmony with nature, how to avoid climate catastrophe? What can we do together to help save our planet? Increasing awareness of the climate crisis is crucial but changing our habits of a consumerist lifestyle is not that easy. In the new issue you will find articles about the problems and threats our planet is facing. This issue revolves around such topics as climate change, sustainability, biodiversity, living in harmony with nature, renewable energy, slow-fashion, zero-waste design, slow-living, and a greener future. You will have the opportunity to enrich your knowledge and see these problems through the eyes of the artists, who use their talents and shape our surroundings.
Have you ever wondered how to live in harmony with nature, how to avoid climate catastrophe? What can we do together to help save our planet? Increasing awareness of the climate crisis is crucial but changing our habits of a consumerist lifestyle is not that easy. In the new issue you will find articles about the problems and threats our planet is facing. This issue revolves around such topics as climate change, sustainability, biodiversity, living in harmony with nature, renewable energy, slow-fashion, zero-waste design, slow-living, and a greener future. You will have the opportunity to enrich your knowledge and see these problems through the eyes of the artists, who use their talents and shape our surroundings. We will try to answer questions such as why it is so difficult to change our bad habits and how to be more eco-friendly. We will show you the portrait of the planet on the verge of disaster, and the post-apocalyptic visions of the artists.
However, the first step into our discussion about threats to the ecosystem and the attempts to do what’s best for our planet is the cover designed by Vadym Solowski, a nuclear power engineer who became a successful illustrator. The issue features interviews with Erez Navi Pana, who talked about the potential of vegan design realised without the use of material derived from animals, and Robertina Šebjanič, who discussed a model for a better sustainable future with awareness of the animal world and aquatic ecosystem. We also present the statement of Olafur Eliasson and eco activists such as Extintion Rebelion, John Gerrard and Justina Brice Guargilia. In addition to this, we will showcase the most innovative architecture designed in harmony with nature. Fashion enthusiasts will enjoy the article devoted to fast fashion alternatives. For all those who are more interested in the issues related to design, we recommend an article about the most current responsible zero-waste designs.
Our magazine is an object produced with many environmental concerns. When selecting paper, we paid attention to sustainability of the materials we use and looked for those which are natural, renewable, recyclable and biodegradable. That’s why we only choose paper with a number of environmental certificates and labels.
11 EDITORS’ LETTER
12 CONTRIBUTORS
15 MAPPING OUR ARTICLES
17 MAKING AN ECO-FRIENDLY LYNX MAGAZINE
18 IN THE SPOTLIGHT
20 OBJECTS OF DESIRE
ARTISTS / Close-up
22 Erez Nevi Pana
Designing in Sync with Nature
30 Robertina Šebjanič
There Are Still Songs to Sing Beyond Mankind
38 Wojciech Sobczyk
For Your Eyes Only
44 Samuel Szczekacz
A Story of Discovery That Would Make a Good Film
46 Andrzej Wróblewski
Life Is Suicide in Instalments
48 Natalia LL
Dreaming
PORTRAIT OF A PLANET / Eco Narratives
52 Act Now!
Environmental Activism in Art
60 Stagnancy and Stupor
A Planet on the Verge of Climate Catastrophe
66 Alicja Wróblewska
Special Feature
76 Look, I’ve Fixed It
A Grassroots Approach to Re-imagining Trash
80 Cold Milk and Teabags:
A New Day in the Near Future
82 1,000,000,000,000
Visual Story
TREND-SPOTTING / New Culture Codes
98 Green Design
Be Responsible, Smart, Innovative and Sustainable
106 Finding a Path Across the ‘Wear-and-throw’ Culture
118 Natural and Spectacular
Architecture Designed with Tomorrow in Mind
125 Creepy Blue Lights and Mushroom Clouds
Nuclear Fear on Film
MIND THE MAP
129 Kaunas
10,000 Steps Around the City of Modernism
COLLECTING / Treasure Hunt
138 Alain Servais
Two Sides of the Same Coin
146 The Art of Choosing and Slowing Down
On Collecting in the Post-Globalisation Era
148 Collector’s Zone
Art at Your Fingertips
150 Fascination and Challenges
Juliusz Windorbski on Running the Biggest Auction House in Central Europe
TIPS & INSPIRATIONS
156 Profession: Artist
How Do Artists Make Money?
162 On Our Shelf
165 Calendar / Travel Tips
Contributors:
- Dobromiła Błaszczyk,
- Anna Dziuba,
- Patrycja Głusiec,
- Michał Korta,
- Mateusz Kozieradzki,
- Sylwia Krasoń,
- Edith Lázár,
- Maja Lorkowska,
- Alex Mirutziu,
- Mannika Mishra,
- Małgorzata Miśkowiec,
- Kamila Naglik,
- Marie-Ève Lafontaine,
- Roma Piotrowska,
- Helena Postawka-Lech,
- Grażyna Siedlecka,
- Steve Spithray,
- Karol Szafraniec,
- Anna Tomczak,
- Marek Wołyński,
- Kuba Żary
Illustrations:
- Vadym Solovski
LYNX Team:
- Editors-in-Chief: Dobromiła Błaszczyk Sylwia Krasoń
- Translators: Anna Nowok
- Proofreading: Patrycja Głusiec
- Graphic designers: Justyna Trojanowska