'There's a huge emotional dimension to global warming, but scientists aren't allowed to be activists. Whereas artists can be expressive, acting more like free radicals.' Cornelia Parker
In the interview with 'Friends of the Earth', Cornelia Parker discusses how hard it is to approach climate change within her work and how it is difficult as climate change is such a 'huge and complex problem' that 'touches on every facet of life: the economic, the political, the scientific; there are so many layers to it; there's no one solution, and everything has to be rethought.' Parker explains how people do not seem to be alarmed with the urgency of the situation and how important it is to act now before it is too late. She explains how she has begun to cut down on activities which waste the planet's energy like flying and how she has begun to use solar panels to make use of the world's most efficient energy resource; the sun.
Quite rightly Parker identifies the problem with the Government not being tough or 'urgent enough'. She states 'if the general populous really were asked by the Government; "this is your kids' future, your future; everyone has to do the max," people would do it. At the moment, people think: if it's so serious why aren't the Government doing anything about it.'
