Hew Locke’s Guyana: Climate Crisis

Guyanese British artist Hew Locke has long explored the legacies of empire and migration, as well as the fragile ecologies of the Caribbean. His richly layered works provide a compelling lens through which to consider the environmental precarity facing Guyana today. 

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Join Jemma Field, Associate Head of Research, YCBA, and Claire Hoffmann, Head of Partnerships at the Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change, as they discuss how Locke’s art engages with themes of climate vulnerability, resource extraction, and resilience in one of the world’s most biodiverse nations. The conversation will also touch on the new alliance, launched in July 2025, between the Guyana Environmental Protection Agency and the Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change, and how collaborative research in science, data, and technology is shaping responses to the region’s environmental challenges.

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To learn more, please visit: https://britishart.yale.edu/exhibitions-programs/hew-lockes-guyana-climate-crisis

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