In summer, the heavy heat from heat islands is particularly noticeable. These are areas in the city that heat up particularly quickly and cool down only slowly, mainly due to the sealing of surfaces and little shade. The artist Anna Lorenzana takes up the topic of “heat islands” in the context of the exhibition NEW ECOLOGIES Gegenwarten II and developed a graphic work on an advertising pillar to draw attention to these places in the city. For this, she used map material from the company ThINK GmbH, which was generated in July 2023 as part of a project with the Environmental Agency and the Saxon State Office for the Environment, Agriculture and Geology using satellite data. Citizens are cordially invited to take part in an open discussion with the artist and representatives of the Environmental Agency and ThiNK GmbH to shed light on the topic from different perspectives and answer questions.

Speakers:
Anna Lorenzana – Artist
Sarah Arnold – Environmental Agency City of Chemnitz
Jakob Maercker, Dennis Kehl – THINK GmbH

Duration: 6 – 7:30 pm
Language: German

Photo: Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz/graukarte.info