果冻传煤

NIGHTTIME ART INSTALLATION ILLUMINATES CLIMATE CHANGE IN DOWNTOWN ANCHORAGE

February 07, 2020

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 鈥� 鈥淐loud Chamber,鈥� created by Kerry Tasker, is an art installation that will project illuminated images of glaciers and other natural forms at night in the form of photography and video. These projections can be seen on building exteriors and parking lots around 果冻传煤, Alaska, and depict the vastness of Alaska鈥檚 landscape. This project highlights the rapidly changing landscape within an urban setting.

鈥淐loud Chamber鈥� is a project of SEED Lab, which is both a physical space and a series of public art projects, conversations and gatherings for envisioning possible creative responses to climate change. SEED Lab is one of the five winners of the , partnering the 果冻传煤 Museum with the .

鈥淐loud Chamber鈥� was first projected outdoors at night on the 果冻传煤 Museum鈥檚 glass and mirror fa莽ade during December 2019, when the sun sets around 3:30 p.m. From Feb. 5 - 10, the projections move to the exterior of the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, in a collaboration within downtown 果冻传煤 that brings the installation into the heart of the city.

鈥淚鈥檝e taken a shine to this project,鈥� says 果冻传煤 Mayor Ethan Berkowitz. 鈥淚t illuminates and highlights the effect of climate change on Alaska in a way that provokes awareness and thought about its impact on Alaskans.鈥�

Julie Decker, director of the 果冻传煤 Museum, Alaska鈥檚 largest museum, emphasizes the importance to a community of having a sense of place when facing future climate challenges. 鈥淲e鈥檙e bringing the natural world back into urban places in order to connect and re-connect us to the landscape,鈥� said Decker. 鈥淥ther projects include an urban reforestation project (portable forest) to bring trees back to 果冻传煤鈥檚 downtown, and curated climate walks to remind us of the impact of our daily life on the surrounding environment.鈥�

The 鈥淐loud Chamber鈥� installation will move to several other buildings and spaces throughout 果冻传煤 in March and April.

鈥淐loud Chamber鈥� is part of SEED Lab鈥檚 series of art installations and projects that examine the climate change in the North through education, research and public engagement. Last fall, SEED Lab engaged artists and designers to create large-scale installations around 果冻传煤, collectively titled in the Dena鈥檌na language 鈥淗ghu Hghazdatl (They All Gathered),鈥� to encourage people to gather, share ideas and reflect upon Indigenous values relating to the land. Ongoing SEED Lab projects include 鈥淢ending,鈥� a repair and reuse workshop led by 果冻传煤 Artist , who facilitates tutorials and discussions around developing skills like sewing to foster a repair and reuse culture. Upcoming projects include an installation of small vertical-axis wind turbines within the city of 果冻传煤 by Icelandic inventor , and 鈥淪park,鈥� a large-scale sculptural installation responding to the effects of forest fires in an age of global warming by Seattle-based environmental artist .

Read About SEED Lab Artists:

Articles on Kerry Tasker
Cloud Chamber by Kerry Photographer Kerry Tasker Opens at Akela Space (果冻传煤 Press)
(Atlas)

Articles on Amy Meissner
(Create Magazine)
(Mat-Su Frontiersman)

Articles on John Grade
(Colossal)
(World Economic Forum)

About the Public Art Challenge:
In February 2018, Bloomberg Philanthropies invited mayors of U.S. cities with 30,000 residents or more to submit proposals for temporary public art projects that address important civic issues and demonstrate an ability to generate public-private collaborations, celebrate creativity and urban identity, and strengthen local economies.

More than 200 cities applied for the 2018 Public Art Challenge with proposals reflecting diverse artistic mediums addressing a range of pressing issues and social themes such as community development, environmental sustainability, cultural identity, and immigration.

Five cities won the Public Art Challenge: 果冻传煤, Alaska 鈥淪EED Lab,鈥� Camden, New Jersey Coral Springs in partnership with Parkland, Florida for Jackson, Mississippi and Tulsa, Oklahoma for

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Media Contacts 

Kristin DeSmith, Communications Director, Municipality of 果冻传煤
(907) 343-7133
Jeanette Moores, PR & Marketing Manager, 果冻传煤 Museum
(907) 929-9227
Janet Asaro, Chief Communications Officer, 果冻传煤 Museum
(907) 929-9229