With the Sea: Climate Art, Science, and Human Connections to Sea Level Rise

Join the Cli­mate Muse­um for a pan­el dis­cus­sion exam­in­ing Sarah Cameron Sunde’s 36.5 / A Dura­tional Per­for­mance with the Sea (2013-present). In this site-spe­cif­ic, iter­a­tive series of par­tic­i­pa­to­ry art­works, the artist invites com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers to join her as she stands in ocean water for a full tidal cycle of 12 – 13 hours, as water engulfs her body and then recedes. The dis­cus­sion will explore sea lev­el rise, our rela­tion­ships with water, cli­mate jus­tice, and advo­ca­cy in NYC. Fea­tur­ing Sarah Cameron Sunde, artist; Son­ali McDer­mid, Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor of Envi­ron­men­tal Stud­ies at NYU; Idea Reid, col­lege stu­dent and waterfront/​climate jus­tice advo­cate; and mod­er­at­ed by Anais Reyes, Senior Exhi­bi­tions Asso­ciate at the Cli­mate Muse­um. The pan­el will be fol­lowed by live Q&A. Co-pre­sent­ed with NYU Gal­latin WetLab.

This event is part of House Fest, Gov­er­nors Island Arts’ three-day cel­e­bra­tion of the sea­son­al Orga­ni­za­tions in Res­i­dence in Nolan Park and Colonels Row. Click here for more information.