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The Melting Age Antarctica Penguins in a Melting Landscape by Alfons Rodríguez

"The Melting Age" Exhibit

Saturday 20 September 2025 | 1PM Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University

A thought-provoking Art Exhibit during Climate Week NYC and part of the UN International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies event

A thought-provoking Art Exhibit opens at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University! Our planet’s environmental emergencies explored through the distinct artistic lenses of: Alfons Rodríguez, Fatma Kadir, and Selva Ozelli

This exhibit runs June 13 - October 31, 2025

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About the Artists

Alfons Rodríguez, award-winning photographer and filmmaker, presents The Melting Age — a series spanning seven continents and 30 countries. First launched at COP28 alongside a film and book, his work continues to be exhibited in museums around the world. 

Fatma Kadir is an oil painter. She debuted her Melting Age series at the National Lighthouse Museum in early 2025. Her four striking paintings focus on the human toll of climate change.

Selva Ozelli, is an award-winning artist, writer of Sustainably Investing in Digital Asset Globally, lawyer, and CPA. Her Orcas & Glaciers series, originally launched at COP29 for the CUHK Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change and exhibited at the National Lighthouse Museum. Her work captures the effects of melting glaciers on orca populations.

Questions: Please contact Miriam Cinquegrana at [email protected]