Faculty of Art
Sculpture/Installation
Gina D'Aloisio
Climate "Control"
Sculpture
2020
Thermostat, screen, text
3 1/2” x 4 1/2” x 1”
This piece consists of a thermostat which reads “set to steadily increase above 2°C”. As our CO2 emissions continue to rise so will our climate’s temperature. The 2°C target proposed by most governments is insufficient in halting warming, and we are still likely to surpass it. How does this illusion of control influence our judgment over this issue?
Work by
Gina D'Aloisio
Sculpture and Installation
“My thesis body of work uses humour and irony to explore and critique the socio-political structures which generate and enforce the climate crisis, as well as people’s confused disillusionment with it...” [More]