CO3(6)5

Athens-based group 3 137 turn their eco-critique to the charade of green capitalism by parodying and hijacking the faux environmentalism developed in corporate branding. Working on the realization of their collaborative project with green chemist Audrey-Flore Ngomsik, their video teaser is a collection of cryptic eco-actions in the city, such as planting medicinal pills in the soil. It also includes demonstrations of guerrilla approaches to sustainable design, such as repurposing the organic waste of crushed eggshells, orange peel, and the dregs of ground coffee to make alternative products. A QR code leads unwitting passers-by to recipes on a project website, while an enigmatic logo consisting of a scientific formula on a schematic depiction of the globe alludes to the subversive potential of a circular economy existing outside the capitalist system.
—Maja and Reuben Fowkes