'Year Without a Sun'
Australia
Multidisciplinary Artist ANNA MAY KIRK
2023 Shortlist
Anna May Kirk is a multidisciplinary artist, curator and creative producer based on Gadigal land in Sydney, Australia.
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Her project 'Year Without a Sun' resurrects the historical climate catastrophe triggered by the eruption of Mount Tambora, using it as a lens to examine contemporary landscapes affected by climate change. The eruption in 1815 led to a global cooling of one degree Celsius, resulting in extreme weather events.
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'Year Without a Sun'
Australia
Multidisciplinary Artist ANNA MAY KIRK
2023 Shortlist
'One Hundred Calls From The Moonroof'
United Kingdom
Filmmaker ROBERTO COLOMBO
2023 Shortlist