Just Stop Oil reported that the mobilization took place because Provence, the region of southern France depicted in Van Gogh’s painting, is in danger of drought.
Two activistsin their effort to raise public awareness of climate crisis, They “stuck” their fingers in the frame of a painting by Van Goghin a museum in London, as announced by the organization Just Stop Oil, which is fighting to stop the construction of new infrastructure related to fossil fuels.
Activists chose one painting of 1889, entitled “Blooming Peaches” and depicts a landscape in the south of France. The work is on display at the Courtauld Gallery.
“Sorry everyone, we did not want to do that, we stuck to this painting, this wonderful painting, because we are terrified of our future.”, explained in a video Louis McKenney, 21, one of the activists. The young man has already been arrested 20 times and spent six weeks in prison in the winter for blocking the London Underground, along with others. In March, he interrupted a football match when he was tied to the goalposts.
BREAKING: Just Stop Oil protesters have glued themselves to a Vincent Van Gogh painting at London’s Courtauld Gallery. More follows … pic.twitter.com/5a1ZblKgzu
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Recently, Makeni told Agence France-Presse that he was ready to become “the number one public enemy” in order to raise public awareness of the climate crisis and set no limits, as long as his actions were “non-violent” and did not pose a risk to other people. Referring to the government’s “40 new fossil fuel projects” – a number often cited by environmental organizations – he said that signing each of these projects was tantamount to “signing our death warrant”.
The other activist, Emily Brocklbank, a 24-year-old psychology student, said that “Can not live in a bubble of normality when society collapses around us and so many people in the South suffer”.
Just Stop Oil reported that the mobilization took place because Provence, the region of southern France depicted in Van Gogh’s painting, is in danger of drought. The group also said five of its members were arrested Wednesday at a Glasgow museum after writing slogans on the ground and on a wall and sticking fingers.
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