WE ARE THE WEATHER
We Are The Weather: Amphibian Futures
2023
McCarthy Art Gallery, Saint Michael's College, Colchester, VT
Exhibition Statement
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.
You are invited to color your own weather map and add it to the installation. You may also 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
McCarthy Art Gallery, Saint Michael's College, Colchester, VT
Exhibition Statement
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.
You are invited to color your own weather map and add it to the installation. You may also 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
