Art with a message
Dembai isn't just art pour l’art — Dembai is art with a message. Great art is always straight from the heart, and however grim, it’s filled with hope and new insights. Art goes beyond boundaries, religions and origins to be a beacon in a troubled world, shining its light on matters that are holding humanity down.
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doomsday scenario way out
The why
We are living in the most alarming times since the beginning of human existence. All at the same time we are faced with: mass extinction of species - habitat destruction - climate crisis - peak water and air pollution - more frequent and more severe epidemics - the rise of religious and alt-right extremism - and on top of this a growing threat of a global nuclear war. All this is only to be intensified by overpopulation with an expected increase from 7 billion to over 9 billion by the year 2050. The only way out of this doom scenario is to get organized globally and take measures against total catastrophe.
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global protest generation
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The how
It’s no longer just the hippies and punks that take to the streets to protest. The worried grandparents and young children are now protesting against the fossil fuel and coal companies. At the same time, they’re being sued left and right. But where they lose plants and market share they reappear somewhere else stronger. The only real solution is a mix of closely linked international policies. Global reform starts with better information that supports better policies, so we need to get everybody on the same page. Dembai harnasses the power of art to give a voice where there was none before. Art can open doors and build bridges. Empowering a generation fighting for a way out of total catastrophe. Aspiring for a better tomorrow.
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activist brand and collab platform
The what
Dembai is an activist brand and collaborative platform in one. Producing and giving a podium to art that can generate attention for key problems. Namingly climate change, pollution and any form of organised destruction of our world, its inhabitants and their natural resources. These art products can be commissioned or uncommissioned, on-sight, or only taking place in the digital space. Collabs can take place between every party imaginable such as big brands, video artists, NGO’s, advertising creatives, dancers, painters, hackers, angel investors, bio-engineers, product designers, you name it. Let’s join forces on a mission to save the world with art.
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lifelong dedicated founder
The who
Founder of Dembai, Boris Thorbecke is an artist and creative director. Borisl ives in the Netherlands and used to work in advertising as a creative on campaigns and branding for global brands and non-profits on an array of meaningful projects around the world. As an artist, he now uses his advertising background to make statements about the things advertising doesn’t talk about. And as a founder of Dembai, he’s fully dedicated to bringing his lifelong dream to life.
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