WE ARE THE ASTEROID II ☄️ continues its American tour. Do we call it climate change? Do we call it an ecological crisis? Ultimately it’s an existential crisis for all living beings on the planet. The WATA series is all about sharing playful “eco-haikus” to remind us of the urgency and seriousness of this existential matter that remains out of sight and out of mind for the majority of the world’s population which lives in urban environments. Debuting as a public art work in 2018 on the @navypierchicago as part of @expochicago WATA II then travelled West to Colorado to participate in a group show at @andersonranchartscenter followed by an appearance on the skis slopes of @aspensnowmass before heading to the campus of the University of @northern_iowa as part of the Aldo Leopold lecture series and supported by their office of sustainability. In Sept of 2020 WATA II took part in the @waterfrontalliance participating in NYC’s Climate Week in lower Manhattan, and is now currently on view through January 2021 at @manacontemporary in Jersey City hosted by Mana’s @monirafoundation WE ARE THE ASTEROID I, II, III and X (locally rented solar powered highway message boards) is a collaboration with the eco-philospher @tim303 the Rita Shea Guffey Chair of English at @riceuniversity and they continue to travel to institutions and public spaces around the the world. An iteration of WE ARE THE ASTEROID X is currently on display at the @kunsthal_kade_amersfoort in the Netherlands in their American art today survey show “This Is America” on view into 2021. The production of WATA II was generously funded by @unionofconcernedscientists @nycclimatecoalition @lmcc_nyc @nyclimate @maruanimercier @leopoldfoundation @aldoleopoldnaturecenter #aspencore #artforglobalgoals @undp @unep @unclimatechange (at Mana Contemporary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIDssSKlGC8/?igshid=2555h39561hz
