Biston betularia carbonaria: repopulating maps with climate monsters

The monster appears in geographical texts throughout the ages as a ‘guard- ian of the border’ that defines the limits of the possible, inducing action or averting behaviour and restricting movement for political or economic purposes. Through a phi- losophy that uses unorthodox means, I intend to present a climate monster by which, based on a possible imagery about the current climate crisis, an invitation for a change in our habits is produced. I propose that repopulating maps with situated imaginary monsters can deploy specific education of attention that invites focusing on concrete aspects of our surroundings. To do this I will present the mixed media art project Biston betularia carbonaria, an eco-distopia created in collaboration with the photographer Valeria Scrilatti.