How art can help fight climate change | Thijs Biersteker | TEDxDenHelder

Is art the key to fight climate change ? We are not only in a climate crisis but also in an imagination crisis. The impact of climate change is unimaginable and stands in our way to taking action. In his TED talk Artist Thijs Biersteker shows us how Art and scientific climate data together can help us imagine the climate crisis. Get ready for a ride or robotic plants, Tree communication and shocking deforestation art installations. Artist Thijs Biersteker collaborates with the top climate scientists in the world to make us feel the facts again. His art installations seamlessly combining art and science to help us imagine the climate crisis. His works are shown all over the world helping millions of people imagine how quickly deforestation is happening, how plastic pollutes our oceans, and how trees experience climate change. Thijs and his team at Woven studio are providing the essential missing part in science communication that fits this generation. You can find out how on , or get a mix of art and science in your feed on Instagram on This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at