10/09/2026
Earth Rising Volume II: Messages from the Pale Blue Dot is out Thu 24 September 🌎🌍
Twelve new commissions from artists, poets, writers and musicians in Bolivia, France, Italy, Trinidad and Tobago, China and the UK, celebrate the sound of rebellion, movement through grief and life beyond borders.
From glitching folk to experimental steelpan, uncanny orchestras and anthemic choirs, this year’s artists are intent on establishing common ground, whether in the unifying thud of a house beat or the ubiquitous life force of Qi.
Fifty years ago, Carl Sagan and his team sent the Golden Record into space aboard Voyager 1 and 2: a snapshot of humanity for anyone out there who might be listening. Rather than introducing humanity to extraterrestrial life, Earth Rising asks artists to make a new contribution, re-introducing humanity to itself.
This year’s artists look unflinchingly at social justice, environmental collapse and displacement, sending forth new contributions to challenge, enthral and resonate.
Featuring Clara Arnaud, Duruo Wang 杜若, , milkweed, Nitin Sawhney, Sharda Patasar, TÄRA تارا, Theresa Lola, , 童文敏, t l k, 张文心 and Z A N E R O D U L F O.
Earth Rising Volume II: Messages from the Pale Blue Dot is commissioned and produced by Artangel.
International residency partners for Volume II are: ALICE YARD (Trinidad and Tobago), Artica Svalbard (Norway), KIOSKO (Bolivia), McCahon House (New Zealand), Organhaus Art Space (China) and PARTage (Mauritius).
Listen from 24 September at earth-rising.com, and on all major streaming platforms.
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