Published 18:31 IST, September 8th 2019

'For Forest' - Austria's indoor forest installation open to public

Austria's biggest public art installation 'For Forest', highlighting the Amazon wildfires which has been blazing since June was open to the public on Sunday.

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Austria's biggest public art installation 'For Forest', highlighting Amazon wildfires was thrown open to public on Sunday. As Amazon Forest continue to blaze for third month, Swiss Curator Klaus Littman's art installation is dedicated to  global emergency. In a stroke of genius, he has transformed Worrsee Football Stium in Klnfurt, Austria into a Native central European Forest resembling lungs of world- Amazon Forest. 'For forest – unending attraction of nature' contains almost 300 trees, some weighing up to six tons each.

For Forest -Austria's indoor forest

Visuals of installation show a dense line of trees planted carefully inside stium on all four sides. re is a center patch of grass which has been left untouched. installation is inspired by architect Max Peintner’s drawing, Unending Attraction of Nature. 'For forest' which opened on Sunday will be open to public till October 27, 2019. After display period is done, trees will n be replanted on a site near stium in order to serve as a “forest sculpture”, according to international reports.

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Here are some visuals of 'For Forest'

Photo: UNIMO

Photo: UNIMO

Photo: UNIMO

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Here's Max Peintner's painting

Photo: UNIMO

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What are Amazon Forest fires?

fires in world's largest rainforest have sparked street protests around planet and ignited a war of words between Bolsonaro and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. French President has described wildfires as an "international crisis" and vowed to block a tre agreement between European Union and South American countries. world's interest piqued when NASA released a satellite im of devastating forest fires which has reached 80,000 - highest since 2013. Brazil which is home to  60 percent of rainforest has faced biggest brunt of forest fires. Experts blame accelerating deforestation during months-long dry season to make way for crops or grazing as main reason for forest fires.

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Bolsanaro has faced international ire for failing to protect region and t accepting global powers' aide in fighting fires. As per International reports, Bolsanaro has enlisted Army's help in tackling fires. Meanwhile, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuor, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname have signed a pact, setting up a disaster response network and satellite monitoring to protect rainforest.

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What is its global impact?

Forests contain carbon, stored in trees and vegetation to tune of 459 tonnes per hectare in Amazon. When a tree is cut, carbon inside will reenter atmosphere years later, at end of its use cycle when it decomposes, explains carbon specialist  Diego Navarrete. When vegetation is burned, as is happening w, carbon enters atmosphere immediately. With amount of carbon released into atmosphere and lesser number of trees to absorb it, effects will be calamitous.

18:02 IST, September 8th 2019