New public art installation hides "climate monsters" in scenery viewfinders to surprise tourists outside Boston Children's Museum

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‘Climate Monsters’ take over Boston Harbor - The Bay State Banner

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Artist Sarah Brophy reimagines the risks of climate change as colorful antagonists in “Climate Monsters,” a virtual reality installation outside the Boston Children’s Museum on the city’s waterfront.

‘Climate Monsters’ take over Boston Harbor - The Bay State Banner

Seems like a clever and quite positive way to raise awareness of how climate change will impact Boston.

“The idea was that this narrative about the climate monsters would be driven by kids, because their generation and future generations are the ones who will face the most volatile effects of climate change,” says Brophy. “It’s empowering them to approach this overwhelming problem from a new perspective, and to think about ways that they can write themselves into being the heroes of the story.”