Composition Series—1972 Stockholm Declaration

Autogenerated compositions to account for lost meaning emerging from selected text clips from the 1972 Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment.

The Declaration, released on June 16, 1972, is arguably the foundational text of sustainable development.

A well intentioned but, in retrospect, deeply flawed document, it pressed for action on environmental issues while quietly opening the door to unhelpful definitions of the phrase sustainable development and to global economic opportunism.

Composition 01—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 01—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 02—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 02—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 03—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 03—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 04—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 04—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 05—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 05—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 06—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 06—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 07—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 07—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 08—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 08—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 09—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 09—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 10—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.

Composition 10—Selected Text Clip from the 1972 Stockholm Declaration—40x40” giclée print.