Art as a form of raising awareness is always refreshing, in that context I came accross this project which in my opinion is closely related with the one in the previous post.

Superflex's apocalyptic new work explores the path that leads from consumption to catastrophe, comprising Jakob Fenger, Bjornstjerne Christiansenand Rasmus Nielsen, they have worked for over 15years on a wide range of projects that deal broadly, and distinctively politically, with global issues. Much of their work has been built around ideas of democratising production and consumption processes — as in their open-access TV channel Superchannel, their work Supercopy that challenges ideas of legal copyright, or the soft drink Guaraná Power they created with Amazonian farmers to challenge the stranglehold multinational beverage manufacturers on commodity prices. But Flooded McDonalds, the second in a series of new films is an example of their intersest in the relationships between global warming and our role as consumers.

Flooded McDonald's from Superflex on Vimeo.

Sea levels are rising due to climate change... but how much could they rise and how quickly? And how could this affect us?
Watermarks is an artist led, public art project that will use a series of large scale projections at sites across the centre of Bristol to explore these questions...

Flood level marks are projected on to the sides of buildings, showing how high water levels could potentially rise as the sea inundates the central, low lying areas of Bristol. By displaying these levels in real space, the project aims to help us to imagine the depth and extent of this potential future flooding - allowing us to measure them against ourselves in familiar environments.

The complexity and inherent uncertainty involved in predicting sea level rise means there is little consensus across the global scientific community as to how much sea levels could rise in the coming decades. The Watermarks project will use current UK government predictions for the next century to set key flood mark levels. The project, however, will also acknowledge uncertainty explore other scenarios.

Chris say: "Although the message is stark, the flood levels shown are as if the city is undefended and adaption measures have not been put in place. As the waters gradually rise over the coming century, there is much we can do to adapt and defend!

"This project contends that the future of our cities and landscapes and our responses to rising sea levels are not just left to scientists, politicians, engineers and the built environment professions but emerge from as wide a base as possible with participation and involvement from all sections of the wider community. Ultimately the mitigation and adaptation measures will be social and cultural as much as scientific and technical."

The site-specific installation runs in conjunction with a website and workshops that are intended to encourage debate and creative participation of the audience.