Global Temperature Anomalies Fragment
May 2020 was the hottest month in recorded climate history, in terms of deviation from average global temperatures. This “impossible artifact”—both ancient and contemporary—contains a portion of the timeline data of the temperature anomalies since 1880.
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Global Temperature Anomalies Fragment
2020
Unfired clay
7 3/4 x 4 x 1 in.
RUBBING OF THE FRAGMENT
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Rubbing of Global Temperature Anomalies Fragment
2020
Flashe paint on xuan paper