To raise awareness of the importance of the conference - and of the issue of climate change in general - international pressure group Greenpeace has invited LED media design company LED Artist to be its artistic partner in establishing an iconic Countdown Clock, to be displayed in various public areas in Hong Kong.
Designed to serve as a reminder to both the Hong Kong government and general public that there is an ongoing race against time to combat climate change, the Countdown Clock comprises one of LED Artist's Multimedia Information Systems Tower (MIST) systems, depicted emerging from a three-dimensional model of an iceberg.
As well as the countdown clock itself, the MIST display will also show a slide show of global climate change effects, particularly the Arctic.
The launch ceremony for the installation took place at the retail East Point City in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong on 28 May. The MIST will then be placed in a variety of prominent public locations throughout Hong Kong until 7 December, when the Copenhagen Climate Conference begins.
(Jim Evans)
