Messages from the Marsh, 2021 to current, is an immersive experience with multiple video projections, sound art, and mapping. The project focuses on marsh locations on the east coast, and the work is developed via site-specific research, video documentation, and in-person engagement. Videos depict marsh spaces inhabited, spaces transformed, and spaces potentially lost.
I've started working in Massachusetts marsh areas that are projected to be under water by 2050 through combinations of sea level rise, tides, and storm surge. I video above and within the marsh water bodies, and create topographical maps of the marshes and threatened areas. I'll continue researching the impact of the coastal marsh loss on the ecosystem and probable species extinction, and efforts in preservation, restoration and management.
Director Statement
I’m an artist and a citizen scientist, doing my part in bringing awareness about coastal risk, and action in marsh preservation and restoration. I've started working in Massachusetts marsh areas that are projected to be under water by 2050 through combinations of sea level rise, tides, and storm surge. I video above and within the marsh water bodies, and create maps of the marshes and threatened areas. I'll continue researching the impact of the coastal marsh loss on the ecosystem and probable species extinction, and efforts in preservation, restoration and management.
- Year2022
- Runtime3 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereLouisiana Premiere
- NoteVideo artist Amy Kaczur has lived and worked in Boston, Cambridge, Long Beach and Los Angeles. Her work has been shown internationally, and she has participated in residency programs in California, Colorado, and New York. Kaczur’s work is grounded in environmental concerns, community and language. The latest projects are fueled by a sense of urgency on water issues, specifically coastal flood zones and rising sea levels. She grew up outside Cleveland, with family working in farming, food industry, mills, and coal mines in southern Ohio to the edges of Appalachia. Those roots impacted her experience of landscape and environmental issues, and the multilayered struggles between land use and conservation. Kaczur also works at Massachusetts Institute of Technology as group administrator for two research labs focused on air/water pollution, climate change, and clean energy development and storage. MFA University of California, Irvine; BFA Tufts University. Member, Kingston Gallery, Boston.
- DirectorAmy Kaczur
- ProducerAmy Kaczur
- CinematographerAmy Kaczur
- EditorAmy Kaczur
- Sound DesignAmy Kaczur
Messages from the Marsh, 2021 to current, is an immersive experience with multiple video projections, sound art, and mapping. The project focuses on marsh locations on the east coast, and the work is developed via site-specific research, video documentation, and in-person engagement. Videos depict marsh spaces inhabited, spaces transformed, and spaces potentially lost.
I've started working in Massachusetts marsh areas that are projected to be under water by 2050 through combinations of sea level rise, tides, and storm surge. I video above and within the marsh water bodies, and create topographical maps of the marshes and threatened areas. I'll continue researching the impact of the coastal marsh loss on the ecosystem and probable species extinction, and efforts in preservation, restoration and management.
Director Statement
I’m an artist and a citizen scientist, doing my part in bringing awareness about coastal risk, and action in marsh preservation and restoration. I've started working in Massachusetts marsh areas that are projected to be under water by 2050 through combinations of sea level rise, tides, and storm surge. I video above and within the marsh water bodies, and create maps of the marshes and threatened areas. I'll continue researching the impact of the coastal marsh loss on the ecosystem and probable species extinction, and efforts in preservation, restoration and management.
- Year2022
- Runtime3 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereLouisiana Premiere
- NoteVideo artist Amy Kaczur has lived and worked in Boston, Cambridge, Long Beach and Los Angeles. Her work has been shown internationally, and she has participated in residency programs in California, Colorado, and New York. Kaczur’s work is grounded in environmental concerns, community and language. The latest projects are fueled by a sense of urgency on water issues, specifically coastal flood zones and rising sea levels. She grew up outside Cleveland, with family working in farming, food industry, mills, and coal mines in southern Ohio to the edges of Appalachia. Those roots impacted her experience of landscape and environmental issues, and the multilayered struggles between land use and conservation. Kaczur also works at Massachusetts Institute of Technology as group administrator for two research labs focused on air/water pollution, climate change, and clean energy development and storage. MFA University of California, Irvine; BFA Tufts University. Member, Kingston Gallery, Boston.
- DirectorAmy Kaczur
- ProducerAmy Kaczur
- CinematographerAmy Kaczur
- EditorAmy Kaczur
- Sound DesignAmy Kaczur