CARBON NEUTRAL
G.W. BOT, JON CAMPBELL, THE RIVER YARNERS, ANDREW STYAN, LOUISA WATERS, MARZENA WASIKOWSKA, ANNE ZAHALKA, CURATED BY ALEXANDER BOYNES
18 February – 10 April 2022
Carbon Neutral showcased contemporary Australian art addressing the Climate Crisis. The exhibition was part of Aquifer, a Territory-wide program of events and exhibitions coinciding with the Australian National University’s Climate Update 2022. Through their art, the artists in Carbon Neutral aimed to inspire hope and optimism to face the challenge of Climate Change. Initially, the exhibition ambitiously required artists to offset the carbon emissions produced in their studio practices to create artworks that were carbon neutral. However, due to COVID-19, this became difficult for artists. The exhibition aimed to provoke meaningful dialogue around the existential threats of fire, drought, and ecocide due to human-induced Climate Change.
