CHRIS FREMANTLE

The three chapters of Kline’s long term project are a stunning exploration of where we are, probably the most compelling evocation of business as usual. The first room has three places, cities, where melting ice blocks in the shapes of things like cars and polar bears raise the water level in the places.

The second room has three different buildings (a home, a mall, and a place of worship) all melting.

Then you enter a room with a bunch of tents, each one containing a video interview with a climate refugee – the water has risen and their everyday lives have melted away.

The tents have text on them

The final rooms include hanging oil drums and then a video of some workers looking out over a drowned city, taking a break from the process of cleaning up or shoring up…