In anticipation of Climate Week NYC, the American Museum of Natural History is asking New Yorkers to not only reflect on climate change but become a part of the museum’s art themselves! Next week, a photobooth truck will be parked near the museum allowing passersby to step inside, strike a pose, and have their portrait printed within seconds in a larger-than-life format.
Selected portraits will be featured in a mosaic mural of faces as part of the exhibit Portraits on Climate and Health: Dreams We Carry in the Museum’s Ellen V. Futter Gallery beginning September 23rd. Your portrait may also be featured in a projection in the Richard Gilder Center for Science during Climate Week (September 23–27).
Along with having your photo taken, participants will be asked to reflect on the question, “As climate change reshapes our lives, what stories of transformation and dreams of a healthier future do you carry with you?” Testimonies captured, along with an online gallery of the photography, will also be available online beginning Monday, September 16th.
The photobooth is the work of the Inside Out Project, a global art platform created by French artist JR that helps communities around the world stand up for what they believe in and spark global change by taking local action. Over 560,000 people have participated in 152 countries and territories since the Project’s creation in 2011.
And the best part of it all: the project is free and open to everyone, so get ready to show off your pearly whites and strike your best pose! And for more fabulous art be sure to keep your eyes peeled for this massive 13-foot-tall chair heading to Times Square and the colossal pigeon sculpture flying its way to the High Line.
🗓 Monday, September 9 – Wednesday, September 11
⏰ 11 am – 4 pm
📍 Theodore Roosevelt Park – Columbus Avenue side of the museum