I am interested in researching climate change, sustainability and future potentialities for life in a post-Anthropocene world. The sculpture Planet A is a collection of three composite sculptures and a soundscape which reflect a dystopic future in a barren landscape where human life has continued in a world devoid of animal life. The houses represent the contrast between idealised living conditions within the desolate landscape and environmental decimation. Planet A is set in a fictional time around 2080 – when we are expected to reach peak population – and there has been a nuclear war which has split the earth into small yet habitable parts. The work is a blend of dystopic and idealistic future imaginings. The world is finite, even though most people consume as if the resources are endless. Climate change does not spell the end of life on our planet, but this path will lead to the end of the Anthropocene and the eradication of human life on our planet. It started me thinking about what the earth would look like if we did continue like we are, with mindless consumption, pointless wars, pollution, mass extinction and climate change shaping the earth. I chose to make the work because the issue of climate collapse is very pressing. It is made even more so by the lack of action taken to create positive environmental change by our government and the country’s biggest polluters. Through this sculpture I am exploring some possibilities for sustainable practices.

Planet A, 2021  

recycled Styrofoam, repurposed landfill, doll house furniture, acrylic paint, modelling turf, wood, steel, foam core, resin, native grasses, quartz, sand, peat moss, acetate  

1700 x 3000 x 3000 mm

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