Earlier this month in Glasgow, artist Xavier Cortada’s HELLO project aimed to reframe the way delegates of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) saw one another and their collective vulnerability, notably to the risks associated with global climate change and sea level rise. (Click here to see interviews, performances and documentation during the 2 weeks of COP26)
Now, HELLO comes to Art Miami, whose elevation is only 3.27 feet above sea level. Rather than using a traditional name tag, the art fair’s attendees are instead challenged to identify themselves with qualifiers such as their personal elevations, hopes, and fears.
“My art has a sense of urgency, but not of desperation,” said Cortada. “Art has the power to engage citizens in addressing our climate crisis – humanity’s greatest challenge.”