Climate Parliament is an immersive, interactive installation which consists of 481 pendant speaker-lights that react as people traverse the public path through the O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science, Rice University. Each pendant plays back a unique recording of a leading scientist, scholar, activist, or student as they share their research on, perceptions of, and resistance to, climate change. As many voices sound simultaneously, activating many frequencies at once, the piece creates complex aural patterns reminiscent of the sound of crashing waves on a seashore.
Climate Parliament
Moody Center for The Arts, Rice University, Houston US
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Climate Parliament, 2024. Photo: Frank Xavier Hernandez
