"Throughout history, art has been a catalyst for change, helping to imagine the world as it could be. As we grapple with the climate emergency, Tate Modern has a critical responsibility to amplify the voices of artists, to visualise a positive climate future and drive social change." - Frances Morris, Director of Tate Modern
During October and November 2021 artist Jenny Holzer launched HURT EARTH, a powerful series of light projections illuminating landmarks across the UK to draw attention to the climate crisis and mark COP26, the 26th annual United Nations summit on climate change.
Co-curated and produced by Artwise and Shore Art Advisory and in collaboration with Art For Your World, the artwork launched at Tate Modern in London bathing the building's iconic chimney in a collection of aching, inspiring and expert testimony from more than 40 activists, leaders and many others addressing the climate crisis. The artwork went on to Scotland to light Edinburgh Castle as well as the SEC Armadillo, located in the official Blue Zone of COP26 in Glasgow, followed by MET Tower in Glasgow and finally a series of pop-up locations in Edinburgh including Jupiter Artland.
