We Are the Weather: Amphibian Futures
handmade flannel blankets with weather maps painted on them, blank coloring sheets of weather maps, colored pencils, clipboards, furniture for seating, ceramic cups with watersheds and hands imprinted on them, drinking water, wall text, video documentation of historic flooding events, ongoing participation | McCarthy Art Gallery, Saint Michael's College, Colchester, VT
In summer 2023, historic floods impacted local communities. Images in the gallery, courtesy of Professor Declan McCabe and Patrick Bohan, show some of the flooding in wetlands on campus. These natural areas serve as a sponge to hold floodwaters. The words on the wall are drawn from explanations of the flood and how people can foster resilient ecosystems, from a documentary of the flooding that can be seen here.
Humans impact the flow of water by changing the terrain and the climate. When a large storm system, an atmospheric river, flows through the area, we are immersed in it. The bright colors of weather maps are visually intriguing, even as they depict patterns that can be dangerous. This installation brings the image of a destructive weather event into domestic human space through tactile objects. As a cozy blanket or fabric curtain flowing through the room, the weather map image of an atmospheric river becomes an intimate part of human space. People are invited to color their own weather map and add it to the installation and to drink water from the watershed cups. The installation aims to make space to connect and reflect on climate care and resilience together.
Images courtesy of Nico Allard-Kraus
2023
In summer 2023, historic floods impacted local communities. Images in the gallery, courtesy of Professor Declan McCabe and Patrick Bohan, show some of the flooding in wetlands on campus. These natural areas serve as a sponge to hold floodwaters. The words on the wall are drawn from explanations of the flood and how people can foster resilient ecosystems, from a documentary of the flooding that can be seen here.
Humans impact the flow of water by changing the terrain and the climate. When a large storm system, an atmospheric river, flows through the area, we are immersed in it. The bright colors of weather maps are visually intriguing, even as they depict patterns that can be dangerous. This installation brings the image of a destructive weather event into domestic human space through tactile objects. As a cozy blanket or fabric curtain flowing through the room, the weather map image of an atmospheric river becomes an intimate part of human space. People are invited to color their own weather map and add it to the installation and to drink water from the watershed cups. The installation aims to make space to connect and reflect on climate care and resilience together.
Images courtesy of Nico Allard-Kraus
2023
