New Scientist reviews an art exhibition at the NeuroTitan gallery in Berlin called Permaculture, which features works like the above pictured beautiful “rug” by Edina Tokodi of the art collective Mosstika.

In the show, atists explore their concern “with issues of sustainability in their own practice and of our world.”

As New Scientist says:

Of course, sustainability itself is a complex term, and although these artists address it in different ways, they all acknowledge that curbing consumerism is key, a message evident not only in their practices but also the messages of their work.

I think the sustainable art movement (beginning in the 1960s?) — with its practice of using recycled or natural materials to make a point about stuff or the earth — is exciting because it brings together art, science and existence, often in a very low-key way.