(Bogotá) American singer and poet Patti Smith on Tuesday called on young people to take action in the face of the climate crisis, the cause of the exceptional heat waves this summer.
“The global climate emergency is something that goes beyond politics […]. Where can we pin our hopes if not on the youth? asked the 76-year-old singer during a press conference in Bogota, where she went to perform with the Franco-German collective Soundwalk.
“We hope that the new generations will do better than us. We will support them,” added the artist who came to Colombia to present Correspondences, her latest project, at the Cristobal Colon Theater.
Slender, with his long silver gray mane, the legend of the 70s punk scene explained that his latest show explores “migration issues, the climate crisis and what is happening to our species”.
With heat waves in North Africa, southern Europe and much of the United States, July 2023 is on track to become the hottest month on record, and potentially the hottest in thousands. years, according to NASA.
“I hope that not just young people, but everyone will be inspired […] to reflect on their own work and what it can do for our world politically, artistically and in every way imaginable,” added Patti Smith, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 and known for her landmark punk album Horses (1975).
Correspondences is a mix of the rock legend’s texts and music with visuals produced by the collective founded by Stephan Crasneanscki and Simone Merli.
“I like the synthesis of three things: image, language and sound. It allows a girl like me to enter the 21st century,” the artist said before the first performance.
