Climate Power
Danger Season
When we sell out to Big Oil, we all suffer. It’s not fake news: we’re seeing the effects of anti-climate policy happen in increasing numbers, from damaging hurricanes in Florida to devastating fires in California.
Big Oil has a big hand in contributing to our warming planet, with 1/3 of carbon emissions coming from oil companies.
But when we look to elected officials in government to help, many have chosen to keep their heads in the sand, or worse: enact policy after policy that empowers Big Oil to keep on keeping on, keeping the state of our climate on a dangerous path. So rather than staying silent and allowing business as usual, we decided to show up at one of their largest political gatherings and say something.
In partnership with Climate Power, an organization dedicated to putting climate champions in power, "Danger Season" is an experiential art installation that brings devastating scenes that could become a reality, illustrating the fallout of deadly heat, flooding, and landslides to life. Designed to bring attention to Big Oil's corrupting influence, the installation debuted just steps from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, challenging convention attendees with scenes inspired by the real-life consequences of Republican policies.
Six striking and immersive scenes were created in storefront windows nearby to encourage collective action. These scenes were bolstered by live performers, utilizing eye-catching movements and changing lighting. Each window acted as a small stage where performers acted out a different challenge of the climate crisis:
In one window, a group of men in suits is seated around a conference table, with their heads buried in literal sand. In another, a man struggles with a broken air conditioning unit in a children's playroom overwhelmed by extreme heat. An older woman is depicted sitting alone in her living room, attempting to prepare a meal while surrounded by furniture damaged by high winds and landslides. Another window features an empty room with high water marks on the walls, a sign of damaging floods. Together, they paint a disturbing picture of a real future if inaction and business as usual continue.
"Some attendees of the Republican National Convention passed a shocking sight on their way to Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum: two oil executives slumped over an office table, burying their heads in a massive pile of sand.”
- The Washington Post
