Acrylic on canvas, 45x60cm. March 2021. NFS.
Permutation celebrates the importance of remote sensing and satellite imagery in environmental research, monitoring, and change detection of rapidly warming Arctic regions through the complexity and vibrancy of riverscapes in the autumn, and its unique ability to highlight diversity in Arctic flora and fauna. I see northern landscapes as a beautiful paradox of power and fragility. The strength of the winding, rushing water through vibrant patches of lush vegetation, overflowing into small clusters of lakes and ponds throughout. The strength of place connection that northern and Inuit communities have to their land. The strength of adaptability within all species to changing ecosystems. The fragility of land stability as permafrost thaws, and grounds slump and erode into our waterways, like the roots of a tree spreading into the ground. The fragility of water security north and south as water quality, quantity and reliability is threatened. The fragility of our quality of life, our home. And the strength that we, as a community, hold in our actions to protect our life source
This piece is a part of the Arctic Polarity exhibit in the Virtual Water Gallery.