Behind TIMEs Climate Is Everything Cover

Malaysian artist Red Hong Yi spent two weeks creating an image that is part sculpture, part performance art. She and her sixperson team constructed a 7. 5 x 10foot world map out of 50, 000 greentipped matchsticks. She then set the artwork on firerepresenting how the global climate crisis touches all of us, no matter where we live. Artwork by Red Hong Yi Director Editor: Chong Kern Wei Assistant Editor: Emily Sng Production assistance: Aaron Wong and Qikit Tang Fire safety: Joe Lee and Wilson Ng Photographers: Annice Lyn, Jessie Lee, David Yeow Artwork Production Team: Chee Chung Leong, WC Yan, Kaiyi Wong, Esmond Sit, Yu En Sy Read this week s cover story: Subscribe to TIMEs YouTube channel Subscribe to TIME: Get the days top headlines to your inbox, curated by TIME editors: Follow us: Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: