Sustainability at documenta 16
Sustainability means:
People care about the environment.
They want to protect it.
For example:
They only use as much water and electricity as they need.
They also think about the future.
documenta 16 wants to take care of people and the environment.
For example:
it wants to save water and electricity,
it wants to use materials carefully
and it wants to take care of the people at documenta.
This should be important throughout documenta 16.
For example:
when planning the art exhibition,
when setting it up
and during the exhibition.
documenta 16 wants to keep thinking about:
How it can improve its work on sustainability.
Environment and climate
Climate means:
The weather in a place over a long time.
For example:
it can be very warm.
it rains very little.
documenta 16 wants to protect the environment.
For example:
it wants to use less electricity and water,
it wants to use different materials again and again,
it wants to use materials that do not break quickly
and it wants to make less waste.
Materials are things such as:
wood, metal, stone and fabric.
The journey to documenta 16
should also be better for the climate
documenta 16 thinks about:
how people can travel to the art exhibition,
how they can move around there
and how different things can be brought to documenta 16.
This is important for example for:
visitors,
staff
and artists.
Food should come from nearby
The food at documenta 16 should come from nearby.
For example:
fruit from local farmers,
vegetables from local farmers
and other food from nearby places.
The food should also be seasonal.
This means:
The food should grow at that time of year.
documenta 16 also wants to check:
how much energy it uses.
Energy makes things work.
For example:
electricity, heat and fuel.
Working together and taking part
Taking part means:
People with and without disabilities can join in.
They can be part of what is happening
documenta 16 wants to be fair when working with other people.
Everyone should be able to take part.
This is important for:
visitors
and staff.
Fair means:
People are treated in a good and equal way.
documenta 16 wants to explain clearly:
what it is doing for sustainability
and what it still wants to improve.
For this,
documenta 16 talks with many different people.
For example:
artists,
experts,
companies
and people from the local area.
Together, they look for good ideas.
Sustainability means:
People care about the environment.
They try to save water and electricity.
They try to use materials carefully.
They also think about the future.
There will also be learning activities at documenta 16
The activities are about:
art,
how people live together
and sustainability.
documenta 16 wants to be accessible
This means:
People with and without disabilities
should be able to take part in documenta 16.
Accessible means:
People can use a place or an offer easily.
This includes people with disabilities.
Everyone should treat other people with respect.
This means:
People should treat each other well.
No one should be treated badly.
Respect means:
People treat other people well.
They listen to them.
And they take them seriously.
documenta 16 also wants to support local companies.
For example:
It wants to work with companies
that are nearby.
A company is a business.
Nearby means:
A place is close to another place.
documenta 16 wants to keep learning.
It wants to make its work on sustainability better.
It also wants to take responsibility:
for visitors,
for people who work at documenta 16
and for the Earth.
Responsibility means:
A person needs to take care of important things.
If there is a problem:
The person needs to take care of it.
If the person makes a mistake:
The person needs to take care of that too.