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A Climate Symposium Landscapes on the Edge | Session 2: EFFECTS with Rong Fu, Alesia Montgomery, Mark Stoll, and Bharat Jayram Venkat - October 20, 2024
This conversation was part of A Climate Symposium: Landscapes on the Edge, an afternoon exploring the contemporary landscape as it is changed by climate imbalance. The second session of the symposium, EFFECTS, focused on the impacts of environmental degradation and climate change on landscape and culture with presentations from Rong Fu, Alesia Montgomery, Mark Stoll, and Bharat Jayram Venkat.
The symposium addressed themes brought forward by the exhibition Josh Kline: Climate Change, curated by Rebecca Lowery, including the impacts of geography, capitalism, and chaotic weather on global and local communities. While Kline’s work is explicitly science-fiction, this program presents an opportunity to hear from experts working in the field and to engage with science and facts. The program was moderated by artist and MOCA Environmental Council co-founder Haley Mellin in conversation with artist Josh Kline.
A Climate Symposium: Landscapes on the Edge was co-organized by artists Haley Mellin and Josh Kline, with Kelsey Shell, Environmental & Sustainability Strategist, and Alitzah Oros, Public Programming Associate, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
The 2024 MOCA Climate Conversations are made possible by Nora McNeely Hurley and Manitou Fund. This series seeks to create a space for collective learning and dialogue, providing a platform for engaging with pressing topics, fostering awareness, and inspiring action around the diverse facets of climate, culture, and environmental justice.
A Climate Symposium Landscapes on the Edge | Session 2: EFFECTS with Rong Fu, Alesia Montgomery, Mark Stoll, and Bharat Jayram Venkat - October 20, 2024
This conversation was part of A Climate Symposium: Landscapes on the Edge, an afternoon exploring the contemporary landscape as it is changed by climate imbalance. The second session of the symposium, EFFECTS, focused on the impacts of environmental degradation and climate change on landscape and culture with presentations from Rong Fu, Alesia Montgomery, Mark Stoll, and Bharat Jayram Venkat.
The symposium addressed themes brought forward by the exhibition Josh Kline: Climate Change, curated by Rebecca Lowery, including the impacts of geography, capitalism, and chaotic weather on global and local communities. While Kline’s work is explicitly science-fiction, this program presents an opportunity to hear from experts working in the field and to engage with science and facts. The program was moderated by artist and MOCA Environmental Council co-founder Haley Mellin in conversation with artist Josh Kline.
A Climate Symposium: Landscapes on the Edge was co-organized by artists Haley Mellin and Josh Kline, with Kelsey Shell, Environmental & Sustainability Strategist, and Alitzah Oros, Public Programming Associate, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
The 2024 MOCA Climate Conversations are made possible by Nora McNeely Hurley and Manitou Fund. This series seeks to create a space for collective learning and dialogue, providing a platform for engaging with pressing topics, fostering awareness, and inspiring action around the diverse facets of climate, culture, and environmental justice.
