Artefacts of a
Burning World

Opinionated collection of 62 articles, films, podcasts and other artefacts related to the climate crisis.

Artwork

Western Flag (Spindletop, Texas)

By John Gerrard
A pole with dark smoke coming out of the top, creating a flag-like shape, stands in a flat, sandy area.

The Lucas Gusher in Texas, USA, was the first major oil discovery. John Gerrard uses this location in his never-ending digital simulation, in which a flagpole perpetually releases pressurised black smoke, creating the image of a flag.