Inspired by extreme weather events and a warming planet, Equilibrium, contemplates the dichotomy of water. While water sustains life, it can also be a destructive force. We fear its absence and its presence, as both can be catastrophic and alleviating. This dichotomous nature of creation and destruction is greatly impacted by the onset of climate change, a disruption exacerbated by human intervention. Through its use as a commodity for the wealthy, the sustaining trait of water is impacted by depletion and waste. Thus the very action of exploiting the intrinsically nurturing qualities of water leads to the destructive element of it coming alive.
This body of work is a reflection on how humans capitalize, waste, exploit, fear, relish, conserve and revere water, as it transforms into a greater destructor than sustainer. Each image is a visual meditation on the characteristics of water, from the cataclysmic element unleashed to the serene, pure, life-giving source.
Irma leaves not only destruction but more broken global hurricane records.
It is the first storm ever observed, in any ocean, to sustain winds of 185 miles per hour for longer than 24 hours. They whipped around its eye wall at that speed for 37 straight hours. And Irma helped make Thursday, September 7, the most energetic day for hurricanes on record in the Atlantic. Two other cyclones, Jose and Katia, also churned through the Atlantic basin that day.
- The Atlantic