Watermarks makes the flood visible
Posted by Marc | 12-02-2009 22:31 | Category: Design, Environment
Sea levels are rising due to climate change… but how much could they rise and how quickly? And how could this affect the city of Bristol?
That is what this project from the UK called Watermarks is about.
This public art project that uses official UK government predictions and a series of large-scale projections to show just how high the water could climb.
Flood level marks will be projected on to the sides of buildings, showing how high water levels could potentially rise as the sea inundates the central, low lying areas of Bristol. By displaying these levels in real space, the project aims to help us to imagine the depth and extent of this potential future flooding - allowing us to measure them against ourselves in familiar environments.
The forum on the project website and workshops run in conjunction with the project are intended to encourage debate and creative participation of the audience - taking the project to a new phase beyond the projected flood level marks.
Watermarks is a project from artist and landscape architect Chris Bodle. Originally trained in fine art, he has worked across disciplines, media and environments, incorporating his practice in educational and therapeutic environments, landscape and urban public space.
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