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Press Release, November 8, 2024:
"Double Standard"
The Goddess of Injustice at COP29 Climate Summit in Azerbaijan
Dear
Artist Jens Galschiøt (DK) and his team are on their way to the climate summit COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
They bring 3 remarkable copper sculptures which will be displayed at pavilions, events, and debates. Summit participants can borrow one or more of the sculptures by contacting Galschiøt's team, who will then handle all the logistics.
By bringing the sculpture ”Double Standard” to COP29, Galschiøt highlights the urgent need for ambitious climate goals and financial support for poorer countries’ climate adaptation efforts.
The project is a collaboration between the artist and CARE Denmark. It enjoys support from the former and present Danish Climate Ministers (Dan Jørgensen & Lars Aagaard).
The original sculpture was created in 2002 by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt. Since the creation the sculpture has become known worldwide as a symbol of inequality.
The artist explains:
“In the sculpture I use the age-old symbols of inequality between rich (the large well-fed figure) and poor (the starving figure). In my version it is portrayed as a very large goddess of justice (Justitia) sitting on the back of a very small and thin person to symbolize the ever present double standard and hypocrisy. We will do anything to help, unless it is inconvenient for us.”
With closed eyes and scales in hand, the Western goddess of justice, Justitia, proclaims on the sculpture:
I am sitting on the back of a man.
He is sinking under my burden.
I will do anything to help him.
Except stepping down from his back.
Double Standard
A bronze sculpture depicting a big woman being carried on the shoulders of a starving man.
The woman is Justitia, the Western goddess of justice. She is typically depicted wearing a blindfold, which has come to symbolize that justice ”is blind” and should be carried out impartially. However, this figure of Justitia embodies self -righteousness rather than justice.
She is willfully ignorant of the world’s inequalities - reflecting how the wealthy countries are aware of the global imbalances, but is reluctant to change its current behaviors.
”Double Standard” serves as a symbol of the unequal consumption of global resources, highlighting how wealthier nations thrive at the expense of poorer ones while doing very little to alleviate the burden.
1,000 Reminder Sculptures
The team brings over 1,000 small 3D replicas of the Double Standard sculpture (measuring 8-12 cm) to the summit. These will be distributed to the delegates as a reminder that COP29 is focused on finding solutions for climate financing and determining who will bear the cost of climate change.
More info about the projekt:
More info, photos, documents etc. about our activities during COP29 are continuously posted on:
https://galschiot.com/en/work/2024-exhibition-at-cop29-azerbaijan Contacts/Enquiries/Info:
Project Leader in Baku: Lasse Galschiøt Markus, aidoh@aidoh.dk - WhatsApp +45 6170 3083.
Speaks Danish, English, Spanish, French, and a bit Portuguese. CARE: John Nordbo, jnordbo@care.dk - WhatsApp +45 6127 0745. Speaks Danish, English, and French.
The Artist: Jens Galschiøt, Jens@galschiot.com - WhatsApp/Phone +45 4044 7058. Speaks Danish and English.
Galschiøt’s Team - Speaks Danish, English, French, German, and Spanish:
- Colette Markus, aidoh@aidoh.dk - WhatsApp/Phone +45 2126 5257
- Rie Hedegaard, aidoh@aidoh.dk - WhatsApp +45 2830 4505
- Leif Søndergaard Andersen, aidoh@aidoh.dk- WhatsApp +45 4058 8342
COP29 - An Art Work Says More Than a 1,000 Words
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