Press release
Paris, December 18th, 2020

"What a great recognition tobe chosen by the Frenchgovernment to celebrate
the fifth anniversary of theParis Agreement andCOP21. Our association wascreated on the eve of
COP21 and launched its
Maskbook project there andthen, and to this day wecontinue to be present at
every Climate COP. We
feed on this momentum
born in 2015, and every day
and every time we lose any
hope, we just think back to
the Paris Agreement!”
Alice Audouin, President & Founderof Art of Change 21

On the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, Art of Change 21 announced
an unprecedented partnership with the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign
Affairs for artistic, committed, positive action. The partnership brought together
30 artists and personalities from 18 countries in a video that aims to raiseawareness about climate in a refreshing way, with the support of theSchneider Electric Foundation.
The Paris Agreement, adopted by 196 countries at COP21 in Paris on 12
December 2015, aims to "limit global warming well below 2°, and preferably to
1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels”.
To celebrate the fifth anniversary of this historic breakthrough, and to recall
the importance of its implementation, Art of Change 21 and the Ministry haveteamed up for a new project where art and the environment intersect.
Together, they have created a film, Maskbook - we all have a role to play
today for our Planet, bringing together personalities from 18 different countries,
wearing masks created by artists and creators committed to the environment.
Celebrities taking part in the film include athletes such as world surfing
champion Layne Beachley or international football player Olivier Giroud,
actor Jun-Yeol Ryu, young activists such as climate activist Ridhima Pandey
and indigenous people representative Sônia Guajajara, the committed
rapper Octopizzo, Canadian Minister Catherine McKenna, former Miss
Indonesia Nadine Chandrawinata, and Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretaryof the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change).
These celebrities wear masks created specifically for them by contemporary
artists dedicated to the environment. These internationally renowned artists
include: Mark Dion, Lucy - Jorge Orta and Janet Laurence, or emerging likeJeeYoung Lee or Jérémy Gobé. In addition, there are designers: Tokujin
Yoshioka; fashion designers: Fadila El Gadi; “upcyclers”: Cyrus Kabiru; andartists like Harsha Durugadda and Joko Avianto who use traditional
craftsmanship in the creative process.

Laurence Tubiana, Extreme weather,mask by Lucy Orta

This film Maskbook - we all have a role to play today for our Planet, supportedby the Schneider Electric Foundation, was previewed on the very day of theanniversary of the Paris Agreement, on the 12th of December, at the "FiveYears of the Paris Agreement" conference at the Quai d'Orsay, in thepresence of Ministers Jean-Yves Le Drian and Barbara Pompili as well as
Laurent
Fabius,Anne
Hidalgo(mayorofParis).

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Paris, December 18th, 2020

The film was then broadcast on the Ministry's Facebook page and on its
Twitter account and further disseminated by the network of French embassies.
The film was also posted on Instagram by the personalities who participated in
the film, such as Kenyan hip-hop artist Octopizzo gathering more than 180,000
views, and via the Instagram profile of Art of Change 21. It will be broadcast
on the 8 channels of the TV5 Monde group from the 15th to 22nd of December.
Anne Hidalgo, A fragile world, maskby Ender

This video marks the beginning of a wider Maskbook campaign, led by Art ofChange 21, aimed at people who wish to show their support for the ParisAgreement, the fight against climate change, and more broadly thepreservation of our planet, in a new and creative way.
Mobilized around this project, French embassies, French institutes, and French
alliances around the world will include Maskbook in various actions to raiseawareness on climate issues.
The campaign will run until the COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021.

Jun-Yeol Ryu, Poseidon, mask by
JeeYoung Lee

Already, citizens can create their masks and post their masked portrait with amessage in the “Get involve” section of the Maskbook website.

Follow #ClimateAction #ParisAgreement #Maskbook
Watch the movie on France Diplomatie's YouTube channel
See the portraits on the Maskbook online gallery
See the complete list of celebrities and artists
Participate in the Maskbook campaign
Esther Malangu, South African
landscape, mask by Luke Rudman

About Art of Change 21Art of Change 21 is an association (law 1901), linking art and major
environmental issues. Since its creation in 2014 in the perspective of COP21,
Art of Change 21 has accelerated the role of artists and creativity in theecological transition and acts on an international scale.

About Maskbook
Maskbook is an artistic and citizen project of the Art of Change 21 association,
launched for COP21, and deployed at all Climate COPs, it uses the mask as apositive support for creation and expression in favor of the environment.

Press contact
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