There’s an Aesop story about a grasshopper and an ant. It is summer time, the flowers are out, it’s hot and the grasshopper is having a whale of a time - eating loads, drinking and dancing. An ant walks past dragging a tiny bit of food waste for miles back to its nest and the grasshopper mocks it for working so hard and not putting it’s 6 legs up. When the winter arrives, the grasshopper, having spent its summer having fun without thinking ahead to the winter, is cold and starving. The grasshopper bumps into the ant who’s been having a wild party, eating loads of party snacks with its anty friends in their nest. The grasshopper asks for some food and shelter but the ant says no, teaching the grasshopper a lesson in thinking ahead.
Pretty harsh (unless you watch the Disney version).
<aside> 🔄 Some artwork is built to last forever, some artwork is temporary; it comes and goes and blossoms for a split second in relation to all time. But either way, think ahead. If you’re commissioning artists or setting briefs or open calls, include clauses focused on sustainability, have an aftercare plan for the artwork including how materials will be recycled or reused, and include a requirement for an environmental impact assessment of the commissioned work. Discuss and document the long-term sustainability of the artwork, including making the maintenance, relocation, and disposal as sustainable as possible.
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