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2/6/2006

Group Show

Natural History Museum, London

The Ship: The Art of Climate Change

Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey, Kathy Barber, David Buckland, Peter Clegg, Siobhan Davies, Gautier Deblonde, Max Eastley, Nick Edwards, Gretel Ehrlich, Antony Gormley, Alex Hartley, David Hinton, Gary Hume, Ian McEwan, Miche'le Noach.

On 3 June 2006, the Natural History Museum, in collaboration with Cape Farewell present The Ship: The Art of Climate Change, a free exhibition of contemporary art designed to deepen our understanding of climate change. Shown in the museum's Jerwood Gallery, The Ship offers a unique insight into the experiences of international artists and writers who, over the past five years, have travelled to the High Arctic as part of the Cape Farewell project.

'Articles on climate change appear almost daily in the newspapers, and on television and it can appear that such issues are beyond our control,' says Bergit Arends, Art Curator at the Natural History Museum, 'This is why we are trying to use the personal experiences of renowned artists, and the creative vocabulary of art rather than science, to raise an awareness that everyone individually can help alleviate the impacts of climate change.'

Through photography, film and video, sound and painting each artwork is a personal response to the effects of changing weather patterns, disappearing ice, rising sea levels, alterations in biodiversity and the build-up of toxic chemicals in the seemingly pristine landscape of the Arctic.

A 16-page tabloid-sized newspaper accompanies The Ship with information on Cape Farewell, artists' biographies, essays on the science of climate change and a 'call to action' encouraging everyone to reduce their carbon usage.

In conjunction with the exhibition will be Student Summit 2006: Climate Change, a conference from 11-14 July, aimed at improving awareness and inspiring advocacy in young adults (age 16-18). Key speakers include Sir David King (the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser), Nicky Gavron, Deputy Mayor for London and Jonathon Porritt (Programme Director of Forum for the Future and Chairman of the UK Sustainable Development Commission), who will also be joined by artists, scientists and policy makers exploring climate change and its social and global implications.

Published by Cape Farewell to accompany The Ship exhibition, Burning Ice: Art and Climate Change is a 176-page publication comprising nearly 200 stunning colour photographs and illustrations. The book charts the experiences of artists who have voyaged with Cape Farewell including Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey, David Buckland, Siobhan Davies, Gautier Deblonde, and Max Eastley, and the work they have subsequently produced. Extracts from expedition journals complement writings by novelists Ian McEwan and Robert Macfarlane warning of the impacts of climate change.

Burning Ice: Art and Climate Change also features essays from leading scientists, advisers and other specialists on climate change, energy efficiency, ocean science and carbon trading. Contributors include Professor Sir David King, Chief Scientific Adviser to H.M. Government; Professor H J Schellnhuber, Director Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; Dr Valborg Byfield, Oceanographer, National Oceanography Centre and Charlie Kronick, Chief Policy Adviser & Leader, Climate Change Campaign, Greenpeace UK. Priced £19.99 the publication will be available from the Natural History Museum bookshop and York Publishing Services Ltd on 01904 431213 (from 1st June).

The Ship is presented in collaboration with the Natural History Museum, and has been made possible with support from Arts Council England, Cape Farewell's major arts funder. The exhibition is supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and The Bromley Trust, with thanks to Toshiba and IXOS. Creative and strategic advice from plusequals agency.

Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10:00 - 17:50 Sunday 11:00 - 17:50
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road - London

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