Science Meets Art Exhibition: Future on trial: Between unruly evidence and unfinished climate justice

Taking climate litigation as its starting point, the exhibition examines the growing role of human rights law in addressing the climate crisis and explores how scientific evidence, artistic practices, and alternative perspectives on justice can challenge established understandings of environmental responsibility. Moving beyond the courtroom, it considers the unequal distribution of climate impacts and responsibilities, as well as the possibilities for imagining more just and sustainable futures.

Developed through the interdisciplinary Science Meets Art initiative, the exhibition builds on exchanges between participating artists, researchers from IIASA and the London School of Economics, and a climate litigation lawyer. The curatorial team includes Adriano Vinca, a researcher in the IIASA Energy, Climate, and Environment Program, Camille Belmin, a Guest Research Scholar in the IIASA Population and Just Societies Program, and Elisabeth Falkensteiner from AIL. Inga Menke, also from the IIASA Energy, Climate, and Environment Program, contributes scientific expertise to the project.

The exhibition is accompanied by a program of related events and discussions, offering opportunities to engage with the intersections of science, art, law, and climate justice.

For further details, including the full exhibition and accompanying program, visit the AIL event page.