When Home Leaves You: Immersive Oral Histories of Climate Change and Adaptation

When Home Leaves You: Immer­sive Oral His­to­ries of Cli­mate Change and Adap­ta­tion (July 20-August 18), pre­sent­ed by Swale Lab NYC on Gov­er­nors Island, is a reimag­ined archive and mul­ti­me­dia instal­la­tion that fea­tures the voic­es of indi­vid­u­als respond­ing to the increas­ing threats of cli­mate change from Alas­ka, Pak­istan, Nicaragua, and Brook­lyn. Engag­ing view­ers through sen­so­ry trig­gers and inno­v­a­tive sound design, the exhi­bi­tion encour­ages deep reflec­tion on place, adap­ta­tion, and the inter­sec­tion of per­son­al and glob­al envi­ron­men­tal challenges.

Cura­tors Chloe Smo­lars­ki and Tasha Darbes are based in NYC and have col­lab­o­rat­ed on numer­ous inter­dis­ci­pli­nary research, mul­ti­me­dia, and edu­ca­tion­al projects.

Swale is one of the 2024 Gov­er­nors Island Arts Orga­ni­za­tions in Res­i­dence.