THE UNIVERSITY of Reading’s climate stripes are being displayed at an art exhibition in London.
Glass artist Cathryn Shilling has been taking her sculptures on tour as she looks to raise awareness about global warming.
Her collection, entitled The Path We Follow, was recently on display at the British Glass Biennale in Stourbridge in the West Midlands.
It features a mosaic of the stripes, as well as several glass vessels adorning the design.
Cathryn said: “The rise of temperature change across Europe using observed data can be visualised in more than one way, however there is no doubt that we are following a dangerous path.
“This installation is in two parts. A mosaic visualises the temperature change across Europe for the 50 years from 1975-2020.
“The vessels represent an assembly of European nations, each displaying their own rise in temperature change over 80 years.
“It is only by taking action now and working together that we can follow a new temperature path to a sustainable future.”
Cathryn was one of 103 artists selected from 223 applicants to present the most diverse and outstanding glass art made in the UK over the past three years.
The stripes will be showcased in VETRO II: Exploring the Venetian Influence at London Glassblowing in Bermondsey Street from October 7-29.
The exhibition is set to take place after Reading Climate Festival, where the stripes will once again be on display.
Running between September 24-October 4, the week-long programme of free in-person and online events to encourage positive action on climate change.
Imagined by the university’s Prof Ed Hawkins MBE, the climate stripes were created in 2018 to illustrate rising temperatures in towns and cities across the world.
They have featured publicly on the main stage at Reading Festival, on Reading FC’s home and away kits this year, and on badges worn by US senators.
For more information about the stripes, visit: www.showyourstripes.info/s/globe/
