Client: Salt Water Skin Boats

Overview

Created for the project Salt Water Skin Boats, this work draws analogies between human bodies and oceanic bodies of water, asking questions about ocean change–perhaps the most urgent of wicked problems facing humanity today.

Goals

The goal was to inquire into what we know about the global ocean and how it is changing chemically and physically in terms of salinity, temperature and acidity. Drawn initially by the ocean as a symbol of healing and spiritual solace, it soon became apparent the degree to which the global ocean is sick.

Process

The collaboration was with various ocean scientists and mathematicians who provided many of the equations and scientific data layering into the encaustic surface.

Additional Information

This is a series of works concerning how the global ocean is changing and our human responses (often grief, denial