Arctic Changes
The Arctic is changing rapidly in terms of its climate, environment and the ways in which humans live and interact with nature.
Warming and sea ice loss are altering habitats and food supply for animals, which must adapt to survive. Traditional ways of life for human communities are also under pressure and require enhanced safeguards to sustain future generations.
This triptych painting contributes to the wave of collaborations among scientists and artists, sharing in a desire to reach broad audiences and open up conversations surrounding the impacts of climate change.
Find the art installation in the Our World, Our Impact gallery on the second floor of Glasgow Science Centre.
Art-Science Collaboration
About the artist: Laura Johnson is a painter, art teacher and social scientist by training and a great appreciator of and advocate for the natural environment.
About the scientist: Sian Henley is an ocean scientist at the University of Edinburgh who explores the changes happening in the Arctic and Antarctic oceans, why they are important for polar ecosystems and how we can safeguard them now and into the future.
Funding
This work was funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council Arctic PRIZE project of the Changing Arctic Ocean programme.
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