Number of countries who signed the UN Climate Change Convention:
- top left: 2000 184 countries
- top right: 2003 187 countries
- mid left: 2006 188 countries
- mid right: 2009 193 countries
- bottom left: 2012 195 countries
- bottom right: 2015 197 countries
“But if we look at developments concerning the world from a longer perspective – the only sense making way – many aspects concerning humanity seem to get better.
“This series of glasses depict data visualizations of environmental developments from the past years that are either neutral or positive. I feel we are in much better shape to enact further improvement from a positive point of view rather than one of imminent disaster. I myself am of much more use to my surroundings when I’m doing well: When I’m depressed I wind up staying numb and doing nothing.”
The series consists of eight variations of beer tumbler of drinking set no.4 from 1856 decorated with illustrations by Raxenne Maniquiz.