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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
Pictures
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
School workshops
30.06.De Schoulprojet proposéiren ech ab September 2022 als Wanderausstellung mat pedagogeschen a kënschtlereschen Aktivitéiten am Fondamental an a Lycéeën zum Thema „Littering“.
Domadder geet dëse Projet wäit iwwert 2022 eraus an erlaabt eis di jonk Generatioun ze sensibiliséieren.
15.09.22-31.12.22 : École Internationale de Mondorf-les-Bains
06.10.22-08.10.22 : KlimaExpo22
17.10.22-28.10.22 : École fondamentale de Bettembourg
12.11.22: Klimapakttag Natur- & Geopark Mëllerdall
04.12.22: Festival Anti Gaspi Differdange
23.12.22: Lycée Technique pour Professions Educatives et Sociales – L.T.P.E.S.
01.01.2023-31.03.2023 : Lycée Technique d’Ettelbruck
16.01.23-13.03.23: Musée national d’histoire naturelle Luxembourg – ‘natur musée’ – Ausstellung IMPACT
16.03.23-16.04.23: Aalt Stadhaus Differdange
01.04.2023-15.07.2023 : Lycée Aline Mayrisch
20.04.23: BNE Foire
24-26.04.23: Schoulfoire
Abrëll-Mai 2023: reservéiert
05.06.2023-30.06.2023: Coopérations Centre Loisir et Galerie Prabbeli
1.07.2023-15.09.2023 : Lët’z Refashion REthink your clothes Luxembourg Ville
Oktober-Dezember 2023: reservéiert
Januar-Februar 2024: reservéiert
Schoulprojet am Fondamental
Fir de Schoulprojet am Fondamental hunn ech och eng flott Zesummenaarbecht mam Potty Lotty,
alias Charlotte Reuter , a mat der Emweltberodung, Michel Wilwert op d’Bee gestallt.
Zesummen mam “Monsieur Ramasse” an der “Precious Plastic Maschinn” entdecken d’Kanner d’Thema vum Littering.
Méi Informatioune fannt der am Dossier pédagogique.
Umelle kennt der iech per Mail op hello@jess.lu
Oflaf:
Opriichten am Virfeld vun der Wanderausstellung an der Schoul.
Aleedung an d’Thematik duerch d‘Potty Lotty (d‘Potty Lotty ass eng Theaterfigur vum Charlotte Reuter), wat op theatralesch a witzeg Aart a Weis d’Geschicht vum Monsieur Ramasse erzielt. D‘Potty Lotty verkleet sech ëmmer entspriechend senge Rollen a géif an engem “Knaschtkostüm” optrieden.
„Monsieur Ramasse“ ass eng Geschicht vun zwee Kanner déi enges Daags eng ongewéinlech Entdeckung am Bësch maachen. Dem Monsieur Ramasse säi Fliger ass futti an hien brauch Hëllef. Gutt datt d’Kanner ëmmer fläisseg de wëllen Dréck am Bësch gesammelt hunn. Bei dëser Renconter léieren d’Kanner wéi wichteg et ass fir den Dréck net an d’Ëmwelt ze geheien.
„Precious Plastic“ ass eng Maschinn mat där d’Kanner aus der Ressource Plastik, déi net méi ka genotzt ginn, néi Saache hierstelle kënnen. Mat dëser imposanter Maschinn zerklengere d’Kanner futtis Plastikobjeten a lauter kleng Schnippselen, déi dann ob eng flott Aart a Weis an een néit Muster geluecht ginn a mat der Maschinn zu engem néien Objet „gebak“ ginn.
Nieft der Hierstellung vun engem néien Objet aus alem Plastik, entdecken a léiere Kanner ob eng interaktiv Aart a Weis déi verschidden Zorte Plastik aus dem Alldag kënnen, a wat een domadder alles erëm néis maache kann. Unhand vun dëser Precious Plastik Maschinn gëtt de Recyclingprozess konkret illustréiert a ka vun de Kanner direkt ëmgesat ginn.
De kreativen Atelier ass opgebaut zum Thema „Mir bauen de Monsieur Ramasse“ aus recuperéiertem Material.
Schoulprojet am Lycée
Fir de Schoulprojet am Lycée hunn ech eng flott Zesummenaarbecht mam SCRIPT op d’Bee gestallt.
1001 Tonnen@Lycée – 1 Klass – 12 Wochen – 20 Fotoen
Am Schouljoer 2022/2023 gëtt dëse Projet an 3 Lycéeën duerchgeféiert:
• Ecole Internationale Mondorf-les-Bains
• Lyçée Technique Ettelbrück
• Lyçée Aline Mayrisch Luxembourg
Fir d’Schouljoer 2023/2024 besteet d’Méiglechkeet sech unzemellen.
Méi Informatiounen geschwënn online.
Campaign highways
in collaboration with Administration de l’environnement
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.
Press
revue – de Magazin
fir Lëtzebuerg
12/10/2022
“Urban Dialog”, “1001 Tonnen”, “Spieglein Spieglein – Miroir Miroir” und “Hall of Fame”. An den Projekten von Fotografin Jess Theis, kommt man dieses Jahr eigentlich nicht vorbei.
wunnen
09/2022
Pendant deux ans, Jessica a arpenté différents territoires au Grand-Duché pour photographier les déchets sauvages que les gens laissent derrière eux.
De Piwitsch
21/07/2022
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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