The climate change clues hidden in art history

“Those elements can probably tell you more about climate than a thermometer does,” says Adamson. Art offers a window into our past, present and future climate that science alone can never offer, precisely because it reflects our frustrations, hopes and anxieties about nature. It helps understand something an iceberg survey alone will never accomplish: whether…

WHAT CAN THE ARTS DO IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE?

Unlike the “awesome solution” art, the stripes and hourglass may not be hopeful or positive symbols, but their interactive element gets people involved. The arts helped shine a light on issues in the past, and now in the 21st century, it could help define global ecological citizenship. Retrieved from: https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/what-can-the-arts-do-in-the-face-of-climate-change