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Week 1
December 4

Image 16
Category: CLIMATE CHANGE
Topic: 25. Where Ocean Meets Land: Dynamic Shorelines in a Warming World

 


On the Point

Medium: graphite
Year Produced: 2010
Dimensions in inches (H x W): 11" x 8"

A week scouting along the coast of Maine left me with plenty of creative inspiration as well as much to ponder regarding the rough beauty of the rocky coast. The question arose within me, 'Would these massive, weighty blocks continue to withstand the pounding of the north Atlantic or, at some near future point, begin to slowly disappear beneath the devouring waves of a rising sea level?' Would all this beauty that has withstood the ages finally succumb to global warming?

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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