The grizzly truth behind online shopping
How often have you spent hours choosing that perfect purchase, but then only seconds deciding how it’s sent? It’s time to change these old habits.
The 10ft cardboard grizzly bear and cub stand in the middle of Lake Union Park, Seattle and have an important message to deliver: It’s not just how you shop, but how you ship.
At 10AM on Earth Day these two made their debut, emerging from a forest of recycled packaging boxes and the brilliant mind of artist Laurence Vallières. They stand as a 150lb reminder of the impact of our online shopping addiction.
Ready to look beyond the visible cardboard problem and see the invisible cost?
Laurence Vallières
She studied visual arts at Concordia University before an exchange program in Los Angeles. It was after graduation, and an artist residency in Russia that Vallières started using found materials in her practice.
By using discarded cardboard, a material that’s in abundance all over the world, she is able to create large works practically anywhere, plus she’s all about creating a meaningful environmental impact with there creations which we love.
Recently Vallières has spent her time outside of Canada, showing in The United States (including Burning Man!), Europe and Asia.
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25 million tons of CO2
are set to be emitted into the atmosphere by 2030 if we take no action.
98% of the grizzly’s original habitat
has been destroyed or lost due to human expansion.
1 billion trees
are needed to create a year’s worth of cardboard packaging.
How small businesses can reduce the harm of shipping
