The Desert X outdoor art biennale returned for a second instalment in spring 2019, continuing the tradition of using the desert as a canvas for creative intervention.
A giant digital simulation, Western Flag, by Irish artist John Gerrard highlights the threat of carbon dioxide levels in the earth's atmosphere spurred on by the use of fossil fuels.
Dive-In by Superflex resembles a bubblegum pink reconstruction of a Stonehenge trilithon that also doubles up as a film screen at night. Weekly projections of an underwater scene remind us of the pre-historic lake that once occupied Coachella Valley and of global warming impacts, which are set to drastically alter our physical environment.
