THE FLAG WILL SAVE US ALL
This work is located at multiple intersections related to the Anthropocene. The helmet actually gives a very emotive alien feel, as if we’re strangers to our own world transforming our ubiquitous understanding of landscapes. This found object has strong cultural connotation related to science fiction and technology it is contextualized in these artworks as a metaphor of humankind’s blind faith in technology and the ways it has guided its devastating global economic practices.
Jean-René Leblanc
Jean-René Leblanc is an Associate Professor of Digital Arts at the University of Calgary in Canada. He is president of the board of Emmedia Gallery and Production Society. His creative research emphasizes an Interdisciplinary Digital Artistic approach using photographic media as a point of departure for critical thought and problem solving. His artworks have been presented in exhibitions in Canada, the United States of America, Europe, Australia and Asia.