350 Earth, also known as 350.org, has issued a call to artists to submit climate change design sketches that will be used to create images viewable from space. The designs will be replicated by human beings, assembled like pixels on a computer screen, to create images so large that they will be seen and photographed by an orbiting satellite.
Twenty simultaneous public art installations will be placed in areas of climate crisis in November 2010. 350 Earth wants to produce the massive images to draw attention to the increasingly serious effects of global warming.
What's Driving This Trend
- Satellite-viewable Art
- Opportunity to create large-scale art installations that are visible from space.
- Climate Change Design
- Focus on creating art that promotes awareness of the effects of global warming.
- Human-pixel Assembly
- Using human beings as pixels to create images on a massive scale.
Who This Affects Most
- Art and Design
- Artists have the opportunity to use their skills to amplify the message about climate change and global warming.
- Technology and Satellite Imaging
- Advancements in satellite imaging technology can be utilized to capture the large-scale art installations from space.
- Outdoor Advertising and Promotion
- Massive art installations can be used as a unique and attention-grabbing form of outdoor advertising to promote environmental causes.
