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I am currently working on bringing HighWaterLine to other cities as an interactive workshop with youth. The participants will:
- research local climate change issues
- study their urban topography
- map the line
- draw the line
- document their experience
- present the documentation and experience
HighWaterLine was a public artwork on the New York city waterfront that created an immediate visual and local understanding of the affects of climate change. I marked the 10-feet above sea level line by drawing a blue chalk line and installing illuminated beacons in parks. The line marked the extent of increased flooding brought on by stronger and more frequent storms as a result of climate change.
During the summer of 2007, I walked, chalked and marked almost 70 miles of coastline. As I was out in the public creating the work, I had a chance to engage in conversations about climate change and its potential impacts.
Through awareness and action, we can change the future.
