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Surrounded Islands
Christo and Jeanne-Claude surrounded 11 islands in Miami’s Biscayne Bay with floating pink fabric, aiming to highlight the beauty and fragility of the natural environment.
Underwater Pavilions
Doug Aitken's submerged sculptures off the coast of California invite viewers to explore ocean conservation and the relationship between humans and the sea.
Running Fence
A 24.5-mile-long installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude ran across Sonoma and Marin counties in California, prompting discussion on land rights and the impact of human structures on the environment.
Reverse of Volume
Yasuaki Onishi uses plastic sheeting and black hot glue to create a floating sculpture that evokes the depletion of natural resources and the concept of negative space.
Sunflower Seeds
Ai Weiwei filled the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall with millions of hand-painted porcelain seeds, questioning mass consumption and the environmental toll of production.
Receding Waters
Maya Lin’s minimalistic sculpture represents the topography of disappearing Arctic ice sheets, bringing attention to climate change and rising sea levels.
Out of Sync
Marguerite Humeau's sound installation mimics the calls of extinct animals, stirring thoughts on extinction, environmental loss, and our impact on wildlife.
Ice Watch
Olafur Eliasson placed melting icebergs in public spaces to visualize the immediate impacts of climate change and global warming.
Waterfalls
Olafur Eliasson's installation of artificial waterfalls in New York City brought attention to water as a precious resource and the alteration of natural landscapes.
Lightning Field
Walter De Maria's vast array of poles in the New Mexico desert is designed to attract lightning, creating a dramatic interplay between the natural elements and human creation.
Animal Pyramid
The towering sculpture by Nicolas Darrot of stuffed animals piled on top of each other, provokes thought on the unsustainable practices leading to loss of biodiversity.
Force of Nature
Lorenzo Quinn's sculpture of a woman swinging the earth around signifies the powerful impact humans have on the planet and the need for harmony with nature.
The Floating Piers
Christo and Jeanne-Claude created a walkway on Italy’s Lake Iseo with floating docks, covered in orange fabric, to encourage a dialogue on public space and the environment.
7000 Oaks
Joseph Beuys’s environmental piece involved the planting of 7,000 oak trees in Kassel, Germany, paired with basalt stones to address the need for urban greening.
Waste Landscape
Elise Morin and Clémence Eliard used 65,000 discarded CDs to create a shimmering landscape, highlighting issues of waste and recycling.
Plastic Trees
Pascale Marthine Tayou’s installations of trees from colorful plastic bags address consumer culture and the persistent issue of plastic pollution.
The Weather Project
Created by Olafur Eliasson, this installation at the Tate Modern in London depicted a giant sun to raise awareness about climate change and the impact of human actions on the environment.
Spiral Jetty
Robert Smithson's earthwork in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, invites contemplation on the Earth’s cycles and human intervention in nature.
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