Explore Climate on Colossal

Silver-washed Fritillary butterfly in close-up feeding from purple flowers, filmed on Super 8.

40 Filmmakers in 25 Countries Team Up for an Ode to Nature Shot Entirely on Super 8 Cameras

September 3, 2026

a painting of an aerial view of a shoreline with a barrier island and many rivers

Leslie Wayne’s ‘The Unintended Blues’ Contemplates Rising Seas and Vulnerable Shorelines

August 25, 2026

a bronze sculpture of a slightly cartoonish owl

A Menagerie of Animal Sculptures by 50+ Artists Populate ‘The Ark’

August 7, 2026

a still from a short documentary about Garfield plastic phones washing up on a beach in France

A Short Film Sheds Light on the Garfield Phones Washing Up on a French Beach Since the ’80s

August 6, 2026

a still from a video showing a giant iceberg in Greenland that flipped over

Watch a Monumental Iceberg in Greenland Do a Somersault

August 3, 2026

a digital illustration of colorful flowers with tiny people gripping onto the stems

Sour Soda Studio Depicts a Saccharine World Where Humans Have Lost Control

June 18, 2026

a highly detailed acrylic painting of houses flying through a field of debris

From Apocalypse to Renewal, Amy Casey Paints a Surreal World in Distress

June 4, 2026

a painting by Shawn Huckins of curtains opening to reveal a landscape

Wildfires and War Rage in Shawn Huckins’ Theatrical Paintings

June 3, 2026

a square painting of four fish, each popping out of the other's mouth at a slightly different size, like a matryoshka doll

Four Dozen Artists Celebrate Marine Wildlife and Lore in ‘Common Waters’

May 20, 2026

A close-up photograph by Paul Nicklen of a grizzly bear's face

In ‘Reverence,’ Three Decades of Paul Nicklen’s Remarkable Photographs Exalt Nature

May 8, 2026

a woman in traditional Peruvian clothing sitting in a doorway

How One Cooperative Champions the Quechua Weavers of Peru’s Sacred Valley

April 21, 2026

orbs float in the air in an installation by tomas saraceno

A Visit to Tomás Saraceno’s Berlin Studio Delves into a Deeply Empathetic Practice

March 13, 2026

A blue-and-white, ceramic-and-fiber wall artwork by Nicole McLaughlin

Along the Mississippi River, ‘Water | Craft’ Is a Confluence of Art, Culture, and Ecology

February 11, 2026

a black and white photo by Ragnar Axelsson of horses and men climbing a snowy incline

‘Where the World is Melting’ Documents Communities Amid Indelible Changes in the Arctic

February 4, 2026

a painting of a forest fire near a body of water by Alexis Rockman

Alexis Rockman Traces the Unsettling Evolution of a Climate in Crisis

December 17, 2025

A framed painting by Gideon Kiefer of a countryside landscape with a collaged, triangular piece of paper blending into the sky and the word "STEALTH" on the top, with some notations and color swatches around the edges

Esoteric Scenes Unfurl in Gideon Kiefer’s Atmospheric Paintings

December 1, 2025