DESIGN FICTION: Climate Artefacts
DESIGN FICTION: CLIMATE ARTEFACTS
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CLIMATE ACTION COLLECTION AUCTION (CONTEMPORARY 2031-2051)
The lot is curated by Frederic Thierry and comprises a set of physical and virtual artefacts from the Climate Action Campaign 2031-2051. The lot focuses on items used in The 5th French Republic and parts of Euskal Herria (Basque Country)
Firefighter Helmet, Dordogne
Beautiful F1 firefighter helmet, red from Biscarrosse in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Helmet is typical of those used by professional and international firefighters during the Great Wildfires of Nouvelle-Aquitaine 2030s which saw the pine forests effectively eliminated in Landes de Gascogne. Item is considered exceptionally rare owing to the Lacanau fire in 2038 which destroyed four primary storehouses of firefighting equipment and so this item is of the last generation of MSA Gallet F3 firefighting helmets used in France.
Year of manufacture: 2010
Condition: Fair
Material: Composite
Location: Biscarrosse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Beautiful 19 mm tooth of Iberian lynx.
Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) tooth, non-fossilised. The Iberian lynx was formally declared extinct in 2038. The wildcat was endemic to southwestern Europe and had been the holder of the title of 'world's most endangered cat species' for 30 years. Formal extinction followed a long, dogged conservation effort. The lynx was a shy, solitary animal that lived in forest areas and thick jungle, hunting primarily rabbits.
Length fossil approx.: 19 mm
Condition: Good
Locality: Guadalmellato, Cordoba, Spain
Teeth in this condition are rare.
Item was part of a private collection prior to 1970. Certificate of Authentication and Crypto-Provenance attached to this item.
Catalogue of Firefighting methods.
An intact pamphlet demonstrating guerrilla and makeshift firefighting methods to residents and volunteers caught in the Great Wildfires of Nouvelle-Aquitaine 2038. These pamphlets were issued in the spring and summer months from 2028 onwards but became increasingly rare after 2032 owing to large numbers of residents leaving the area. The techniques used and illustrated in the pamphlet shift dramatically in this period. The twin languages of French and Arabic were common on all safety publications in this period.
This pamphlet is notable for inclusion only of French; believed to be part of a small print run for the residents of Biscarrose-sur-Plage, Mimizan and Arcachon.
Year of manufacture: 2032
Condition: Excellent
Locality: Arcachon, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Series of Portraits of Volunteer Firefighters by Marlene Dubois
Beautiful series of portrait photography of volunteer firefighters in the Great Wildfires of Novelle-Aquitaine. The series were taken between March and July of 2033. Marlene Dubois' portrait photographs are reminiscent of the war photography of Vietnam and focus exclusively on unsung heroes and heroines in the environment of their work.
Year: 2033
Condition: As New
Locality: Novelle-Aquitaine
