Future Geographies

Future Geographies shifts the despair of climate change into artistic inspiration

By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer The words “climate change” often inspire a sweeping flood of anxiety, but the new Vancouver Art Gallery exhibition, Future Geographies, uses these words for education, contemplation, and hope. Spanning multiple floors, the gallery displays a variety of media to deliver ideas and information. On behalf of The Peak, I went on the opening weekend.  The goal of the exhibition is to “confront pressing questions about our shared future” through sculptures, photography, paintings, and other mixed media forms. The viewer can take their time through sections named “living knowledge,” “consumed earth,” “speculative worlds,” and “material…

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