As part of the Conference of Creative Parties ARTCOP21, COAL (The Coalition for Art and Sustainable Development) and the Gaité lyrique present a face to face with international artists Lucy + Jorge Orta, recognized for their commitment to climate challenges, on December 6, 2015 from 5-6pm. Their installation Antarctica World Passport will be at the Grand Palais during the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP21) from December 4 - December 10, 2015.
Lucy + Jorge Orta's Antarctica World Passport is designed to encourage citizens across the globe to become members of the Antarctica World Community, and to join a platform which will bring people together to tackle human and environmental issues on global scale, highlighting the urgent need to consider the human dignity of people suffering as a consequence of climate change.
Antarctica World Passport Delivery Bureau, 9th Shanghai Biennale, China, 2012.