mappa dell’antico futuro
Watercolour & Carbon Neutral Ink On Paper
76.4cm x 57.5cm
2024
“I’ve always loved medieval maps with their wonky geography, pieced together by sailors unsure of the exact costal lines, not to mention exotic sea creatures and other creative exaggerations.
It occurred to me that with the rising global temperatures and higher sea levels in low lying countries, certain cities will see significantly changing coastlines in the coming years. I liked the idea of contributing a piece which at first glance looks like something from the past but is actually a highly likely future scenario.
Low lying Venice will be highly susceptible to these sea level changes and the map illustrated here uses the most optimistic projection of how it will be 200 years from now.
I picked a level that represents the effects in 200 years time of 1.5 degrees warming (the international target set by Paris Climate accord). Given we’re currently on course for much more dramatic temperature rises, scarily this map is on course to become reality far sooner than that.”