Vladimir Kanic

Vladimir Kanic is the creator of living algae sculptures that use spectators’ breath and carbon pollution as food and convert it into oxygen while mitigating the effects of climate crisis. His worldbuilding practice imagines living algae sculptures as beacons of decarbonized future, where social and climate justice are collaborative public acts as essential as breathing.

Vladimir graduated OCAD University as the Governor General’s and Sir Edmund Walker Award recipient along with the recent York Sustainability Innovation Award and CIBC Fine Arts Award. His living sculptures have been exhibited throughout Canada and featured on the TEDx talk platform. Vladimir is currently completing his master’s degree in fine arts at York University.