Art inspired by climate science exhibit makes Chicago campus debut

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"Global Temperature and Carbon Dixoide (1880-2012)," a digital painting by Northwestern alumna Alisa Singer that depicts the direct relationship between CO2 emissions and global temperature since the Industrial Revolution. Courtesy Alisa Singer/Environmental Graphiti."ASAP," which stresses the urgency of addressing climate change following the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015. Courtesy Alisa Singer/Environmental Graphiti."Drought," which depicts one of the more visible negative consequences of climate change. Courtesy Alisa Singer/Environmental Graphiti.






In an effort to raise awareness of climate change and its consequences, one Northwestern Pritzker School of Law alumna has turned to her lifelong passion.Alisa Singer (JD ’76) will feature her robust collection of contemporary digital paintings that depict the data behind climate change at a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. April 14 in the main atrium of the Arthur Rubloff Building, 375 E. Chicago Ave., on the Chicago campus.“The whole concept is to get the science out there in an accessible way,” she said. “It’s a way to reach across walls and bring people together. It drives me crazy that science and politics get mixed together.”The reception and ensuing free exhibit, “Art Inspired by the Science of Climate Change,” is one of numerous Earth Month 2017 activities sponsored by sustainNU, which is hosting the reception in conjunction with Northwestern Law. Each work is tied to a specific piece of data that explains the science of climate change and its impacts. One painting, “Emission levels determine temperature rises,” transforms an innocuous-looking line graph showing the direct relationship between rising emission levels and global temperature into a bright, popping canvas. Another piece imposes the body of a mosquito in color on a black background to highlight the alarming influence a warming climate has on the spread of vector borne diseases, which are spread by insects."Vector Borne Diseases," by Alisa Singer/Environmental Graphiti. ---“People understand global warming, but ...

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