Art Activism, and the Anthropocene

This article examines the use of contemporary art to investigate the Anthropocene and climate change, incorporating the author’s reflexive practice as an emerging “Generation Z” artist. Using examples of relevant contemporary artists, the article considers how deep time be explored by broadening artistic pedagogy in climate change. Introducing historical climate-related issues frames a discussion conceptualizing how artistic processes, including the author’s practice, combine with scientific concepts, translating complex ideas into accessible, eloquently evocative comment. The public exhibition space arguably offers a site for polemical art-­activism as public pedagogy, with art itself offering innovative perspectives on the Anthropocene and climate change.