Behind TIME’s ’Climate Is Everything’ Cover | TIME

Malaysian artist Red Hong Yi spent two weeks creating an image that is part sculpture, part performance art. She and her six-person team constructed a 7.5 x 10-foot world map out of 50,000 green-tipped matchsticks. She then set the artwork on fire—representing how the global climate crisis touches all of us, no matter where we live. Artwork by Red Hong Yi Director & Editor: Chong Kern Wei Assistant Editor: Emily S’ng Production assistance: Aaron Wong and Qikit Tang Fire safety: Joe Lee and Wilson Ng Photographers: Annice Lyn, Jessie Lee, David Yeow Artwork Production Team: Chee Chung Leong, WC Yan, Kaiyi Wong, Esmond Sit, Yu En Sy Read this week’s cover story: Subscribe to TIME’s YouTube channel ►► Subscribe to TIME: Get the day’s top headlines to your inbox, curated by TIME editors: Follow us: Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: