by russs.net | Jan 9, 2015 | - Mandalas, Charger
It’s been a relentless process of failure, failure, failure to finally get to this: a functional solar panel mandala! Here are the first pics… they could be better, but its -20C outside today and I was keen to just get the test done! For those...
by russs.net | Dec 10, 2013 | - Bottle Building
This weekend I visited Monkayan NHS in Benguet Province, Philippines. Led by my friend Deacon Helen, they had made several hundred ecobricks over the last few months. I gave a little talk about how important and wonderful their work is (instead of being dumped and...
by Russell Maier | Dec 12, 2012 | - Mandalas, 1Mandala
Guina’ang is a small and humble mountain village in the Northern Philippines. It takes 12 hours to get there from Manila and another two by rough road from Bontoc. I’ve been working with Guina’ang for the last two years after getting lost hiking...
by Russell Maier | Apr 3, 2009 | - Mandalas, germany, movie
What is ‘Love’ in German? An Adventure in Mandala Making and German Learning. Apparently the Lugen Museum castle where I am staying has a bit of a violent history. Reinhart, the artist who has made this his museum and gallery, asked me to create an art...
Russell is a regenerative artist, inventor and philosopher based in Bali, Indonesia. He is one of the principals of global the Ecobrick. His regenerative theories are inspired by his time amongst the Igorot people, his journey with plastic and his work mandalas. Russell is currently working on a new theory of Earthen Ethics and Plastic Sequestration. You can follow him on Facebook