In a continuation of heaven and hell references at COP27…
Step into the future of the planet through art: Egyptian-Lebanese artist Bahia Shehab partnered with art studio Fine Acts for an art installation dubbed “Heaven and Hell in the Anthropocene” where COP27 attendees could envision two different climate change outcome scenarios based on their climate action choices, according to a statement. Attendees answered a few questions on what they would be willing to do to mitigate climate change, and were sent to either the “heaven” or “hell” room based on their answers. The dark hell room’s temperature was hot and smelled like decomposing fruits and hospital rooms, while the bright heaven room’s weather was around 24°C and smelled like fresh blossoms, engulfed with natural sounds, the Washington Post reports. The aim was to make participants see how their daily actions can affect climate change.
The good news? Shehab sent 537 individuals to “hell” and 969 to “heaven.”