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The Pop-Up Museum with a Mission
An immersive art installation in Manhattan highlights how the smallest changes can have the biggest impact on global warming.
Two years ago my then 10 year-old daughter banned plastic straws from our lives. Her earth science curriculum covered the current state of our oceans and explained how much damage a simple straw does to a sea turtle. And that was the final straw, so to speak.
A few weeks ago, a fellow writer and designer sent me a list of experiential art installations currently running in Manhattan. He has an incredible eye for the most interesting, immersive experiences. As I read the list, Arcadia Earth jumped off the page. The interactive exhibit is a multi-sensory display of art with a message: even the smallest change in our own habits can have a big impact on the Earth.
As you enter Arcadia Earth, you are greeted by some very cool stewards of the exhibit. They explained how to use the iPhone app to move through the exhibit. There are icons on the wall and when you point your phone at the image and view the exhibit through your screen, you are suddenly surrounded by fish or animals or a swirling vortex of garbage. It was intense and beautiful to experience.
