Grace Sanford (Freeport, Maine) explores the intrinsic connection between humans and local water in The Life Of Water. “Many communities are finding themselves suddenly without safe water which they once took for granted, and many lives have been lost due to lack of access to this fundamental need,” states Sanford. “Life as we understand it cannot be separated from water. All life is aquatic, and our form is defined by our water.”
Read MoreSergio Cadena Gonzalez (Brooklyn, New York) is originally from Monterrey, Mexico, a city recently cited as the most polluted in the world according to the Air Quality Index. Afuera is an original composition that “reflects my journey across diverse landscapes, addressing the pressing issue of climate change and its impact on local and global communities.”
Read MoreJulie Daser (Manhattan, New York) is deeply interested transforming data from cold and clinical to emotionally resonate and moving. Flooded House is an interactive installation exploring the impact of personal accountability in creating sustainable actions. “Through my project,” Daser explains, “I underscore the lack of responsibility among high-income countries in addressing climate change.”
Read MoreKavya Bhat (Queens, New York) was originally inspired by 2023 winner Ellen Chen (Rye, New York) and created Up Close, a diptych of two interconnected, yet opposite, climate futures. “Both long for something the other has,” Bhat states, “and yet both are suffering.”
Read MoreRuby Hutcheson (Tallahassee, Florida) began Mother Nature with a handmade bodysuit constructed from trash and detritus that she collected from the roadside on my walks home from school. The resulting visceral photographs convey “the emotions of sadness and disgust that I think we should feel about the way we have treated our planet.”
Read MoreIsabella Campos (Winter Springs, Florida) depicts coral reefs transitioning from vibrant and healthy to bleached and dying in Changing Corals, a large sculpture meticulously created solely through manipulating paper.
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