CLIMATE CHANGE // NATURE
(2025)
Installation
Bottles, water, acrylic paint, sand
45 x 23 x 7 cm
This installation exhibits water bottles filled with mud, representative of the muddy, orange floodwaters (lamas alaranjadas) that engulfed Rio Grande do Sul in 2024 during its most disastrous flood in history. As heavy rainfall overflowed the Guaíba river, thousands of people were left without access to clean drinking water, despite being ironically surrounded by water. Mobilizing donations from around the country, rescue efforts prioritized access to bottled water for the victims. The piece invites viewers to reflect on our dependency on water and its contradictions: it’s essential for life, but simultaneously capable of such destruction.
