ARTIST STATEMENT
In this series of photomontages I imagine what coastal cities may look like in the year 2200 A.D. in the event that the worst-case predictions of sea level rise due to global warming do actually occur.  This body of work is small but growing as I get opportunities to photograph coastal cities with the type of geography that would make them prone to flooding in these sea rise prediction scenarios.  I seek to make these images both beguiling in beauty and horrifying in content.   I draw inspiration from multiple sources including climate change science, news photographs, current events, and the surrealist artists.

I am seeking opportunities to display some of the artworks from this series as public art in highly trafficked spaces, such as projected on buildings, on billboards and/or on public transit. This strategy of taking the works outside the context of a gallery or museum and into public spaces is important for work that addresses contemporary issues because it takes art to the masses rather than waiting for the masses to come view the art. Often attendees to art museums and galleries tend to fit into narrowly defined race and class groups, who in general are likely to already share the concerns expressed in my artworks. The outcome I intend to achieve is to invigorate discussions about the issues addressed in my artworks among a wide variety of people by showing the art in public places.


Boston 2200 A.D. 2007 New York City 2200 A.D. 2007 Miami Beach 2200 A.D. 2007 Houston 2200 A.D. 2008       

 
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