pvi collective delivers carbon invoices to fossil fuel companies
A collective at the apex of interventionist art used the language of economics to open dialogue with fossil fuel companies… But did they find common ground?
pvi artists deliver a carbon emission invoice to BHP as part of their art intervention, which took place earlier this month. Photo: Dan Grant.
For pvi collective Director Kelli McCluskey, art has never been about making work to fit the aesthetics of the white cube.
The final dollar amounts on each invoice are truly astronomical. They range from $180 billion (Inpex) to $428 billion (Chevron), with other amounts of $370 billion (Woodside), $241 billion (Glencore) and $194 billion (BHP) in social costs owed to the world, as charged at a rate of $275 per tonne of CO2 emitted.
ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
