Climate has shaped many magnificent landscapes, but many are also in danger of erosion and disappearance due to the effects of climate change. Many of the sites on the UNESCO list, which identifies the most important natural and historical heritage on the planet, are also under threat from climate change and human destruction. When they disappear, will they be removed from the list and will there be ways to commemorate these lost landscapes?

This project proposes that the power of climate could be recorded as an intangible heritage on the UNESCO list. People from all over the world will gather to witness and celebrate this intangible climate power and ‘landscape tragedies’ that result from this power.

The Scottish archipelago of Orkney has been chosen as the project’s site, as it is vulnerable to severe climate risks. The Old Man of Hoy, one of the highest sea stacks in the UK, will collapse in few years due to erosion. A performance based on the relationship between landscape features, climate and human, will record the landscape tragedies in a theatrical way. The show is divided into three scenes in both spatial dimension and time dimension: Erosion, Collapse and Rebirth.