Artists are dabbling with climate change installations, sculptures and other forms of artworks that seek to raise awareness about environmental and social issues while producing some interactive for the audience to marvel at. Dutch creative Thijs Biersteker has embraced this through a real-time climate change installation that utilizes digital tools to exhibit how nature in Paris is responding to rising issues. The piece is aptly called Symbiosia and when building the experience, the artist collaborated with scientist Stefano Mancuso.
Two trees are connected to digital displays as part of the climate change installation. The vegetation is located in Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain's garden. The piece relies on collected data and visually exhibits this data to stun viewers and cause them to take action.
Photo Credits: Luc Boegly, Thibaut Voisin, Thijs Biersteker
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Climate Change Art Installations
- Artists are utilizing interactive art installations to raise awareness about environmental and social issues related to climate change.
- Real-time Data Visualization
- Real-time data visualization tools are being used to exhibit how nature is responding to environmental changes to stun audiences and encourage action.
- Cross-discipline Collaboration
- Collaboration between artists and scientists is producing more impactful and accurate climate change installations that incorporate data-driven storytelling.
Where This Applies
- Environmental Art
- The field of environmental art could leverage more interactive installations that inspire awareness and action related to climate change.
- Digital Visualization Tools
- Companies that create digital visualization tools could partner with artists to develop impactful installations that use real-time data to exhibit the effects of climate change.
- Scientific Research Institutions
- Scientific research institutions can incorporate cross-discipline collaboration with artists to communicate and educate the public on their research related to climate change.
