MYOO is back from Brazil where we were on expedition in the Amazon exploring the site of the contentious Belo Monte dam. We travelled deep into the rainforest to visit a community on the Xingu river called Ilha da Fazenda, which will be directly affected by the project. At Fazenda we teamed up with some extraordinary kids to build large scale sculptures that celebrate the bio-diversity of the region and what may soon be lost. To see the story unfold click here...
To traverse the Arctic Ocean from Russia to Canada via the North Pole whilst gaining maximum exposure for the issues that surround climate change and its worldwide effects on the Polar regions.
From Russia to Canada
March – June 2006
770 nautical miles
David de Rothschild, Martin Hartley, Paul Landry, Sarah McHair Landry, and the 16 Canadian Inuit dogs.
Global awareness of the ecological effects of toxic waste on indigenous communities, water supplies & the environment. Once a pristine rainforest, the area is now filled with more than 700 open-air toxic waste pits & hundreds of swamps and streams filled with oil muck.
Ecuador. Northern Amazon Rainforest.
April 2007
David de Rothschild, Dustin Lynn, Gabriel Orozco, Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin
By undertaking this daring expedition, David and his Plastiki crew were on a mission to inspire, educate and activate individuals, communities and businesses to start moving towards a smarter more sustainable planet 2.0 way of living. It’s time to rethink waste as a resource!
The South Pacific
March 2010 – July 2010
David de Rothschild, Jo Royle, David Thomson, Olav Heyerdahl, Graham Hill, Luca Babini, Matthew Grey, Vern Moen, Max Jourdan and Singeli Agnew
We like to think of a MYOO™ Expedition as the realization of a dream. If we ask ourselves the simple question: Can We Do It? And the answer is a resounding Yes, then we’re not thinking big enough.
A MYOO™ Expedition is all about meeting the unknown head on, with only our imaginations and passionate curiosity to guide us. The aim? To do something so crazy, that it is guaranteed to Give Nature A Voice.
Have a crazy idea of your own? Why not let us know what it is and who knows where it might lead us?
Images from our expedition archives.