Spectral Seas

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Spectral Seas is an installation that depicts the scale of future sea level rise in North Carolina. On the North Carolina coast, sea levels are already up to 11 inches higher than they were in 1950.  Each color in the tapestry was created with over 400 bags, and represents a different NOAA sea level rise prediction for 2100.

The soundtrack is composed of field recordings along the North Carolina coast: the rising tide flowing into a salt marsh, waves breaking onto white sand, birds and insects singing in the distance. These sounds are meant to evoke a sense of the changes facing North Carolina's coastal ecology. By incorporating images and movement, the video projections add another textural layer to the installation. Lapping waves, shadows of human figures, and photography from the Outer Banks aim to portray the impact of sea level rise on humans and the environment.

Filmed and edited by Emily MacDiarmid

For more information about this project: storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/095b06ed91fe480585450bc17309d5a2?item=1

Credits:
Jonathan Henderson
Raquel Salvatella de Prada
Justin Cook
Mingyong Cheng
Ke Ding
Kathleen Mason
Jessica Orzulak
Hillary Smith
Chaya Brennan Agarwal
Madison Griffin
Joyce Gu
Kendall Jefferys
Kate Kelley
Sarah Kelso
Ayesham Khan
Lizzy Kramer
Alison Rosenbaum
Mila de Souza
Jessica Wang
Elizabeth Albright
Mark Olson
Donovan Zimmerman
Will Cioffi
Emily MacDiarmid

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