According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change, global climate is on track to increase by 1.5° C by 2040, and with that, irreparable damage will likely be done to earth’s ecosystems if our course is not changed decisively and with haste. In the IPCC’s Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report, clear goals and pathways have been defined to reverse our emissions of green house gases - 50% by 2030, and to arrive at net zero emissions by 2050, keeping the global rise in temperature to under 1.5° C in perpetuity.
Hence, 2050 marks a very important point in our human history - 25 years from the year of the installation of the TOWARD 2050 project at Desert Botanical Garden in 2025.
YOUR textile work can become an important part of TOWARD 2050, which will culminate in this immersive installation at
Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona - February through May of 2025. Makers are called to create environmentally themed, folded textile panels in the style of “prayer flags”. Our goal is to collect at least 2600 double sided flags, (5200 panels), to define the pathways of this interactive labyrinth experience.
Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona - February through May of 2025. Makers are called to create environmentally themed, folded textile panels in the style of “prayer flags”. Our goal is to collect at least 2600 double sided flags, (5200 panels), to define the pathways of this interactive labyrinth experience.