Figure 11. A promotional image created by the Pacific Climate Warriors and 350.org Pacific as part of a 2015 campaign to encourage people to #StandUpForThePacific against climate change. Featuring Lagakali Tavaiqia, contemporary masi outfit designed by Epeli Tuibeqa. Photograph by, and courtesy of, Navneet Narayan.

Figure 12. The Pacific Climate Warriors prepare to present a fine Tongan mat to Pope Francis during their pilgrimage to the Vatican in October 2015. Photograph by, and courtesy of, George Nacewa.

Figure 13. Surrounded by sea where there once was land, Pacific Islanders consider their future options after a devastating storm flood. From the Oceania Centre’s Moana: The Rising of the Sea (European tour, 2015), created by Vilsoni Hereniko, Edvard Hviding, Peter Rockford Espiritu, Igelese Ete, and Allan Alo. Photograph by, and courtesy of, Edvard Hviding.

Figure 14. From left, Ria Te Uira Paki, Kasina Campbell, and Rosie TeRauawhea Belvie perform in the US premiere of Birds with Skymirrors by Lemi Ponifasio and MAU. Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, 2014. Photograph by Andrea Mohin / The New York Times / Redux.

Figure 15. Visitors interact with digital avatars in the Kiribati Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, a partnership between the Kiribati Ministry of Internal Affairs and Daniela Danica Tepes. Above: a warrior avatar features in the 2017 installation Sinking Islands, Unsinkable Art. Below: dancer avatars appear in the 2019 installation Pacific Time—Time Flies. Photographs by Diana Looser, with permission of Andrei and Samuel Baltakmens.

Figure 16. Vincent J. F. Huang. Crossing the Tide, 2015. Water, fog, Venetian footbridges, projectors, aurora video. 600 × 1,700 × 1,600 cm. In the Artigliere at the Fifty-Sixth Venice Biennale Arte, “All the World’s Futures,” Venice, Italy. Photograph by, and courtesy of, Vincent Huang.