11 Years of Climate and Art

This month marks my 11th year of making art about the climate crisis. Once a response to Supertyphoon Haiyan impacting the Philippines in 2013 through an artscience residency in Singapore, the projects have now multiplied to respond to the many environmental catastrophes worldwide that are projected to continue. While the future is not without uncertainty and fear, I find that working as an artist is a hopeful position to have. This week, I keep seeing Rebecca Solnit’s article quoted everywhere, especially the line, “The fact that we cannot save everything does not mean we cannot save anything, and everything we can save is worth saving.” Making art is an act of love that persists even when they tell us that all is lost. Thanks for sticking around!