In Round 11 of the Climate Ring, Swissnex invites you to join a guided walking tour that delves into art and sustainable practices across fashion, design, architecture, and augmented reality. As we stroll through the neighborhood, you’ll receive exclusive insights into the climate-focused exhibitions at Performance Space NY, Swiss Institute (SI), and Storefront for Art and Architecture.

The first stop is Performance Space New York, home to the Climate Ring Exhibits. The tour begins outside, where you will experience the SolarSunflowers, an augmented reality installation by the students of Institut auf dem Rosenberg in collaboration with Studio 697 THz. The tour will proceed inside to view Endless Wear: a New Take on Upcycling, a collection of upcycled fashion by students of Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD – Genève), and the Punch Prize, an exhibit of climate-focused work by students of the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).

The tour will then proceed to Swiss Institute (SI), where you will get an introduction to Energies, a new exhibition addressing ecological affordances and effects, social formations, and political arrangements attached to energy past and present.

The tour will conclude at Storefront for Art and Architecture, where participants will hear about The motion of an alluvial record, an atmospheric installation by artist Gala Porras-Kim that explores the complex relationships between cultural institutions, the objects they preserve, and the environments from which these objects originate.

At the end of the walk, guests are welcome to return to Performance Space for Round 12 of the Climate Ring.

Please wear comfortable walking shoes. Total distance is approximately 1.1 miles.