Description
“ALASKA: Our Vanishing Future” (acrylic paint, oil/wax crayon, and pencil on heavy watercolor paper) reimagines the state motto, “North to the Future,” as a warning about what may be lost to climate change. Inspired by the observations of naturalist Marylou Blakeslee, the work layers glaciers, fishermen, Alaska Native communities, and threatened wildlife to evoke an ecosystem under accelerating pressure. As glaciers shrink, sea ice diminishes, permafrost thaws, and coastal erosion intensifies, the piece considers the particular vulnerability—and resilience—of Indigenous communities whose food systems, cultural practices, and livelihoods remain closely connected to the land and sea.
