Tuvalu takes climate message to Venice Biennale It is the country’s first taste of the world’s leading contemporary art exhibition, a dazzling soup of glamour, conspicuous wealth and Great Gatsby-esque pretentiousness. The tiny Pacific Island nation is banking on art succeeding where politicians and scientists have failed in raising awareness of how climate change threatens its future. If warnings that Tuvalu might slip beneath the waves by the end of this century have fallen on cold hearts, perhaps a dose of abstract realism might help? Tuvalu Minister of Foreign Affairs Apisai Ielemia told RTCC. “This concept is very powerful. We could use this in those UN meetings, and say ‘excuse me we won’t be making a statement’, and I may use this, and just put up pictures on a powerpoint and let all the delegates watch all of this. “I think that would be very powerful.” The Tuvalu Pavilion is open until November – for more information visit
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:34:45 +0000
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