Water Bodies

Water Bodies (Ocean)

138 years of annual average temperature for 71 percent of the Earth’s surface (ocean), hemp dyed with plant- and insect-derived dyes, petrochemical-derived fishing line

35” x 50”

Water Bodies (Land)

138 years of annual average temperature for 29 percent of the Earth’s surface (land), hemp dyed with plant- and insect-derived dyes, petrochemical-derived fishing line

35” x 42”

detail, Water Bodies (Ocean)

detail, Water Bodies (Land)

The strands of dyed hemp warp threads in Water Bodies color-code 138 years of temperature for the earth’s surface. This materialization of rising temperatures is held together with petrochemical-derived fishing line to create woven patterns that mimic waves. While the fishing line’s reflective quality evokes the glimmering surface of a body of water, the combination of materials and data also suggests the link between climate crisis, extraction of petrochemicals, and the accumulation of toxic plastics in our bodies and ecosystems.