The far other : art as a communicator of climate change
Koren, Dor (2020)
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202005026812
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202005026812
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This thesis explores the question of what can art do better in order to facilitate action against climate change in the audience. It establishes the significance of climate change art, the direness of the crisis and the nature of art as a vital force of communication and tranformation throughout history.
The importance of empathy and altruistic behaviour is discussed, as are the factors that determine them and how those can be addressed in art by incorporating three elements into climate change artworks: narrative, immersion and a balance of optimism and pessimism.
The creation of The Far Other, an artwork depicting sea turtles and incorporating said elements is presented, with emphasis on how the elements shaped decisions it its making. In addition, the coronavirus pandemic influencing the exhibition of the artwork is explained and implications for future climate change artworks relying on physicality are considered.
The importance of empathy and altruistic behaviour is discussed, as are the factors that determine them and how those can be addressed in art by incorporating three elements into climate change artworks: narrative, immersion and a balance of optimism and pessimism.
The creation of The Far Other, an artwork depicting sea turtles and incorporating said elements is presented, with emphasis on how the elements shaped decisions it its making. In addition, the coronavirus pandemic influencing the exhibition of the artwork is explained and implications for future climate change artworks relying on physicality are considered.