We Are a Waterfront: Water into Land

We Are a Water­front: Water into Land is a mul­ti­me­dia envi­ron­men­tal jus­tice art exhi­bi­tion born out of the work of activists from Stat­en Island Urban Cen­ter and inde­pen­dent film­mak­ers of Lost Hori­zon Films. The exhi­bi­tion cen­ters snip­pets of film against visu­al art that pro­vides neigh­bor­hood sto­ry­telling from var­i­ous Stat­en Island-based artists and activists. 

Envi­ron­men­tal jus­tice on Stat­en Island is part of a new under­stand­ing in today’s world in the con­text of the pur­suit of cli­mate resilience and adap­ta­tion. Rid­dled with erod­ing shore­line riprap, con­t­a­m­i­nat­ed park sites, and brown­fields, dis­ad­van­taged com­mu­ni­ties in Stat­en Island and around the world have work ahead that is long. This exhi­bi­tion attempts to cap­ture those moments of strug­gle and promise. 

Stat­en Island Urban Cen­ter is one of the 2024 Gov­er­nors Island Arts Orga­ni­za­tions in Res­i­dence.