Climate Clock in the Press

Large numbers of local people together with international press attended the launch of Climate Clock this summer in Finland, curated by our Artistic Director, Alice Sharp. Part of Oulu2026’s European Capital of Culture programme, Climate Clock is a permanent public art trail that reflects on our relationship with nature and climate warming, and awakens us to the rhythms of the Earth.

“[…] visual experiences are what is ultimately behind “Climate Clock,” in addition to a sense of urgency of all that we see in nature.” –  David Belcher, An Installation in Nature has Climate Lessons for Humans, The New York Times, Earth Day, April 2026

“[Climate Clock] is about ‘slowing a story down,’ says curator Alice Sharp, who paired each artist with a scientist and is the founder of the UK-based art and environmental organization Invisible Dust. ‘The project is about looking at nature, and through the artworks you can understand a bit more about yourself through nature and time.’” – Kimberly Bradley, The European summer’s best-kept secret? Art in the wild, Art Basel online, July 2026

“In sum as well as in parts, Climate Clock offers a bold and visionary series of works that powerfully demonstrate how the human time treadmill is not the only metric with which to measure ours and the planet’s existence.” – Louisa Buck, ‘The Climate Clock is ticking’: new art trail in Finland shines a light on rapid Arctic warming, The Art Newspaper, July 2026

“By stretching the duration of the artwork [Super Kello by SUPERFLEX] over a decade, it invites visitors to slow down and experience time differently while referencing long-term, difficult-to-comprehend processes such as climate change. Just as Odysseus spent years journeying across the sea, the drawn-out, meditative narration also mirrors the duration of Odysseus’s 10-year voyage home.” – Melissa Baksh, 5 Epic Artworks to Explore after Seeing Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”, Artsy, July 2026

“The Finnish city of Oulu, some 100 miles south of the Arctic Circle, is a European Capital of Culture 2026. The programme includes Climate Clock, a newly opened public art trail highlighting the effects of climate change in an area where they are being felt at four times the global average.”, Ella Mansell, 11 art shows off the beaten track, Financial Times, August 2026