
1.5 Degrees of Concern, 2021
Kristine Diekman (US), Lisa Mansfield (AUS) and Liz Waugh Manus (UK)
Modified books, sound, microcontrollers, speakers, sensors, minerals, living materials, feathers, cast glass, cyanotypes, electronics
The artwork invites listeners to interact with the objects. Touching, hovering over and exploring provides a multi-sensory experience that brings the listener into the complex narrative world of sounds, provides a mode of reflection and ultimately connects them to the urgency of climate crisis.
1.5 Degrees of Concern
1.5 Degrees of Concern is an international collaborative installation by artists Kristine Diekman (US), Lisa Mansfield (AUS) and Liz Waugh McManus (UK).
1.5 Degrees of Concern embraces networked conversations between three women on separate continents about living through global climate crises. The stories, both historical and speculative, spanning 200 years represent a dissolving past, an urgent present, and an imagined future.
The artwork is anchored by three modified or hacked books that incorporate interactive audio narratives which visitors access through exploring tactile interfaces which trigger the sounds through proximity.
This installation has been shown at Michigan State University Museum 2022-2023 and the Bonita Museum and Cultural Center in California in 2021.