Houses - handcrafted from unfired paperclay, fully recyclable biomaterial.  Formed with fronds of kelp and leaves - symbolic of human habitation, they are wrapped in protective layer of carbon sequestering plantlife

Instal Plan: multitude of houses and boats on hovering platforms, floating above projected waterscape, overlaid with sound composition.  Triggers viewers senses, immersive. 

The boats - symbolic of human navigation, the vehicles for climate change.  

Change the flow through community engagement.  There's only 7 years to 2030, as government and business are slow to make necessary changes, create necessary swell from beneath, from community. Empower people to make change on an individual level.  These conversations can be difficult as many have vested interest in the status quo.  Art-making is a non-confrontational device to open dialogue.  We will make work together and invite participants to make a promise/make change in return for a gift. 

• Already over 1 million people living near coasts have been forced from their homes due to rising seas and stronger storms
• 37% of the world's population lives near the coast
• Millions more are expected to flee in the coming years
• IPCC states difference between 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius could mean over 10 million more migrants from sea level rise
• The Arctic loses on average 3.7% of its mass each year
• Antarctica has potential to contribute more than 2m of sea level rise if 1.5 degree increase is exceeded​
• If we keep fossil fuels in the ground and limit warming to less than 2 degrees it can mean the difference between sea level increase of 50cm and 10m +