ADAPTIVE INDEGENOUS TECHNOLOGY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: A CASE FOR THE VISUAL ARTS

¹Aliyu Mohammed Bisalla, ² Bashir Yahaya, ³Ahmed Tijjani Ashiru

¹Department of Arts& Ind. Design, Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, Lafia

²Department of Quantity Survey, Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, Lafia

³Department of Architectural Technology, Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, Lafia

E-mail: bisalla2003@yahoo.com

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to advance the position that technology is a very vital component of any nation or civilization. Technology is human resourcefulness in trying to solve the daily unfolding problems of his material environment and, to some extent, assess  the concept of adaptive indigenous technology for environmental sustainability, it relationship with visual arts (particularly in the casting technique, sculpture and ceramics) and how it can be adapted to enhance technological advancement in sustaining our environmentKeywords: Technology, Visual arts, Casting