Josh Kline’s short film Adaptation (2019–22) imagines a future Manhattan transformed by climate change and follows a team of relief workers at the end of their shift. Described by the artist as a “science fiction of ordinary life,” the film focuses on what tomorrow could be like for the working people who will clean up the inevitable mess resulting from the political and economic decisions of previous generations.
Using primarily analogue special effects—scale models, miniatures, and matte shots—and 16mm color film instead of high-definition digital video, Kline creates an expressionistic science fiction that suggests a nostalgia for the present from the perspective of a future transformed by global warming. Although it was filmed in 2019, the work was completed during the pandemic, and its poetic voiceover and melancholy soundtrack, both added in 2020, quietly evoke the lockdown and quarantine in New York. Josh Kline: Climate Change opens to the public this Sunday.
**Opening Event**
Josh Kline in conversation with Johanna Burton
Sunday, June 23, 2024
3:30pm - 5pm
MOCA Grand Avenue
#Free with RSVP (see link in bio)
On the occasion of the opening of Josh Kline: Climate Change, join MOCA for an afternoon with exhibiting artist Josh Kline and the Maurice Marciano Director of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Johanna Burton.
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Images: Josh Kline, Adaptation (stills) (2019-22). 16mm film (color, sound), 10:45 min. Courtesy of the artist; 47 Canal, New York; and Lisson Gallery, © Josh Kline.
