How can art help tackle climate change?
As global leaders meet for the UNβs COP 27 climate summit in Egypt β we ask what role can galleries, museums, artists and the wider art world play in addressing climate change
Some of the worldβs most famous paintings have become the central focus of the global debate on climate action. Climate activists have thrown tomato soup on Vincent van Goghβs βSunflowersβ and mashed potatoes at Monetβs famous βHaystacksβ. Tina Daheley speaks to Nigerian climate activist Gloria Kasang Bulus and British art critic Louisa Buck about the role that the art world can play addressing climate change.
Bolivian director, Alejandro Loayza Grisi talks to Beatriz de la Pava about his new film Utama. He explains how making the film, which reflects the real life experiences of Bolivian communities facing drought and crop failure caused by a changing climate, transformed the way he saw his country.
Indonesia is a nation made up of over seventeen thousand islands making it highly vulnerable to rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions. The musician Rara Sekar reflects on her relationship with nature in her country and her feelings of eco-grief in sound and in song.
(Photo: Climate activists staging a protest. Credit: Just Stop Oil/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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