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Faculty of Fine Arts continues to stand out with its zero waste and sustainability themed projects!

Istanbul Gelisim University Faculty of Fine Arts continues its social responsibility projects. With the theme"Touching the Glass", "Advanced Recycling Workshop: Sustainable Products Transformed from Waste Bottles" social responsibility project was carried out in order to ensure a better understanding of sustainability by students. The "Art in the Trace of Green Social Responsibility Project", in which recycling/zero waste issues were brought to the agenda with an interview in cooperation with the TEMA Foundation.

Glass bottles that are about to go to the garbage were evaluated with the theme of "Touching the Glass"

Studio Le Fond visit was the first step of the social responsibility project "Advanced Recycling Workshop: Sustainable Products Transformed from Waste Bottles" organized by Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU), Faculty of Fine Arts, Interior Architecture and Environmental Design & Communication and Design Departments. "Advanced Recycling Workshop: Sustainable Products Converted from Waste Bottles" social responsibility project was organized in order to provide a better understanding of sustainability by students. The project, which was planned under the leadership of Res. Asst. Büşra Kılıç Res. Asst. Gökçe Uzgören, Res. Asst. Merve Karadaban, a cooperation was made with a workshop called Studio Le Fond, which was newly opened in Istanbul and focused on further transformation. Studio Le Fond collects waste glass bottles with the support of its contracted restaurants and recycles them. The steps he takes for this are as follows; they collect and disinfect the glass bottles that are about to go to the garbage, send them to slaughter and bring them back to life in a form that can be used with pleasure. With its understanding of sustainability and simplicity, it aims to offer products that are sensitive to nature, reusable, produced with completely natural materials and ingredients.

The project aims to raise awareness among students about the recycling of waste. Informing students about how glass, one of the most important wastes, can be reused and encouraging them to have a vision on the subject are the most important pillars of the project. In this regard, with the "DON'T THROW IT, RECYCLE" slogan, it is aimed to review the environment with an awareness and to contribute to the transformation movement with this awareness.

Old magazines and newspapers were used in the "Art in the Trace of Green Social Responsibility Project"

Within the scope of the "Art in the Trace of Green Social Responsibility Project", in cooperation with the TEMA Foundation, recycling/zero waste issues were brought to the agenda with an interview. Songül Çağışlar was hosted in the interview, which is the first stage of the social responsibility project, which aims to contribute to the field of ecological and sustainable art-design and to increase the environmental awareness of the society with environmentally sensitive generations, with workshops where natural pigment production and waste papers are transformed. He talked about how to reduce waste in our daily lives, how to consume less and how to use it in different ways, and pointed out the importance of raising awareness on this issue. Information was given about the principles of "Think, Consume If Not Necessary", "Consume Less", "Reuse", "Transform, Use for Different Purposes" and "Transform, Let Nature Win", including the issues of correct use of natural resources and prevention of waste. In the context of these principles, it is stated that the resources consumed during the design phase, production phase and purchasing phase of a product are much more than we can predict.

The "Collage Workshop" event, which is the second stage of the "Art in the Trace of Green" social responsibility project, was held on November 29, 2023. In the event held by Res. Asst. Başak Lale, Res. Asst. Ceren İren, Res. Asst. Eliz Mutlu Tekay and Res. Asst. Okan Kırbacı, it is aimed for students to gain recycling and environmental awareness with the collage work carried out using old magazines and newspapers in the workshop.