To highlight the effects of climate change, Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo made a installation of 1,000 ice sculptures of sitting men on the steps of Berlin’s concert hall. The sculptures began melting in 30 minutes.
The Berlin installation was sponsored by the WWF. The action coincided with the release of a major report on Arctic warming by WWF entitled Artic Feedbacks: The Impact on Global Climate Change, highlighting that the consequences of the rapid retreat of ice will not only affect the Artic region but the planet as a whole.
Since 2005, Azevedo has been setting up her Melting Men in various countries around the world. Although originally intended as a critic of the role of monuments in cities, environmentalists around the world are adopting her work as climate change art.
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Let me put this slightly different, what amouint of energy was used in order to get the ice sculture casted and deliver to the concert hall? What no of carbon release, what amount of energy including labour to clean up the mess afterwards? Is it's OK to call for attention despite all these consumptions? Just a thought, I hope more people can voice out their opinions on this. Thanks for sharing ;)
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