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Every year in Luxembourg, 1001 tons of material is tossed or dumped as litter – that’s an average of 1,6 kilograms per inhabitant, with 216 kilograms of litter per kilometer strewn along the motorways and 103 kilograms per kilometer by the side of the country’s smaller roads. Cleaning this up costs the country 1,2 million Euros per year. The number 1001 may sound like a tale reminding us of the dreamy stories of our childhood but in this story, it is a reality.
With my camera I have been capturing all the junk that people leave behind: from the bathtubs they dump in the forest to the rubbish they leave behind after an outdoor barbecue to the cigarette butts and cans they toss out of car windows. While shooting this I have been trying to figure out why people do this, why people seem to have so little respect for the environment. I had countless meetings with people dealing professionally with the issue, did research into the numbers, the psychology, and the daily reality of littering and the fight against it.
To create awareness about this issue I created a book and an exhibition, a campaign along the highways and organize a Take Action Day as well as a travelling exhibition for schoolchildren around the country. The project is also included in the Esch2022 European Capital of Culture.
In 2022, together with 10 PRO-SUD municipalities, and 8 municipalities in France, in the Communauté de Communes Pays Haut Val l’Alzette (CCPHVA), Esch-Alzette, Luxembourg’s second largest city, will be European Capital of Culture. Each year this label is awarded to a different city or area within the European Union.
Jessica Theis
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Events
March – December 2022:
Urban exhibition in Esch-sur-Alzette, Schifflange, Bettembourg and Pétange.
24.06 – 17.07.2022 exhibition:
24.06 opening 14-22h
24.06 book launch + presentation 19h
25.06.2022 Take action day:
with: AKABO, BENU Village Esch, CELL – Centre for ecological learning Luxembourg, Centre Formida, Studio, d’Ëmweltverwaltung, es
11-19h
Bâtiment4, 66 rue de Luxembourg L-4149 Esch-sur-Alzette
accès vélos et piétons, Parking Marie Esch-sur-Alzette
20.06/29.06/06.07/12.07 waste collections:
From 15.09.2022:
Exhibition Bâtiment4
24.06 – 17.07 (Tuesday – Sunday 13-19h)
Interviews – Take Action Day
Akabo
BENU
Biosphere
Bonzënnen-Bonzuewen
CELL
Centre Formida
Emweltberodung
Emweltverwaltung
Eschington Trashington
Fairtrade
SNJ
Fashion Revolution
LAM
Imprimerie Centrale
Design Studio
OUNI
Pick it Up
Pilea
SIVEC
SDK
Sustained
Transition Minett
Book
Titre : 1001 Tonnen
Auteur : Jessica Theis
Format : 24 x 32 cm, 124 pages livre cousu
Photographies: ©Jessica Theis
Editing: Marc Prüst
Mise en page: Jessica Theis
Interviews: Claude Faber pour radio 100,7
Langues : luxembourgeois, français, allemand, anglais
Traduction: Jean-Pierre Thilges, Ada Günther
Impression: Imprimerie Centrale, 500 exemplaires
Papier: imprimé en Offset sur papier recyclé, reliure suisse, demi-toile
Prix de vente : 30 €
Disponible le 24 juin 2022
Dans les librairies ainsi que au Bâtiment4 pendant l’exposition (24.06-17.07, 14h-19h).
ISBN 978-2-87978-237-9
About me
Hello,
I’m Jessica Theis, independant photographer since 2005 and project leader of two projects as part of Esch2022 European Capital of Culture, 1001 Tons and Spieglein Spieglein.
Born in Luxembourg in 1981, like so many I got my first camera for my first communion. What started as a hobby quickly developped into a real passion. Quite early it became clear that this was to become my profession. After graduating I went to study Photo-design in Germany, started working as freelance photo assistant in Cologne and returned to Luxembourg in 2005 to work as an independent photographer.
You can also have a look at the project Spieglein Spieglein-miroir miroir, as part of Esch2022.
Press
Tageblatt
29/06/2022
Was als kleines Fotoprojekt startete, entwickelte sich zu einer multidisziplinären Ausstellung.
Luxemburger Wort
27/06/2022
Kampagne gegen Littering wird vorgestellt
Land
24/06/2022
Qui va déposer le frigo dans la forêt ?
Art Work Circle
24/06/2022
Un reportage photographique sur la pollution de l’espace naturel pour sensibiliser à la cause écologique.
Wunnen Magazine
24/06/2022
newsmag
Geméng Schëffleng
01/04/2022
newsmag Gemeng Schëffleng
Luxemburger Wort
26/02/2022
“Wie der Umweltfrevel für die Fotografin Jess Theis zu einem künstlerischen Projekt wird.”
Infogreen.lu
05/11/2021
Facebook
01/11/2021
Luxemburger Wort
18/12/2020
“Esch 2022 setzt auf Grün”
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