Aquapolis 2100  

– 6 minutes, HD video, 2019 –

Laura Chipley, Samara Smith and A.E. Souzis]

Aquapolis 2100 is a collaborative project by the art collective /rive exploring New York City’s rising sea levels, which could rise up to as much as 6 feet higher by 2100. Each weekend of the WoW/UNY residency in summer 2018, /rive invited Governors Island visitors to draw what they imagine New York might look like in 2100 and sketch up their ideas—both practical and fantastical—about what they could do to deal with this crisis. This video piece features animations of these drawings set in the backdrop of an increasingly watery New York.