Malaysians have been making headlines as of late, but it is the first time that a Malaysian actually had a hand in creating what could be one of the most iconic covers in all of Time Magazine’s 100-year history.

Sabah-born artist Red Hong Yi, along with her team of six, constructed a 7.5 x 10-foot world map out of 50,000 green-tipped matchsticks.

They designed the dimensions and positions for the matchsticks on a computer, cut holes onto a board using a laser, and inserted each matchstick by hand.

Once it all came together, the team set it on fire.

According to Hong Yi, this act represented “how the global climate crisis touches all of us, no matter where we live.”

In an interview with Time, Hong Yi said that the motivation behind the artwork came from the urgency of having to tackle climate change together.

“The idea came from wanting to highlight a world map, where everyone’s involved, and if one place is affected, the whole place is affected,” she said.

Hong Yi previously created other memorable artworks using out-of-the-ordinary materials such as 60,000 chopsticks for a Jackie Chan portrait; 20,000 teabags for a portrait of a man making pulled tea, and 100,000 sunflower seeds for a portrait of artist Ai WeiWei.

This is her first cover for Time.