Laiwan, How Water Remembers, 2022 (1.0.0.585). The image of 龍母 [Dragon Mother] is inspired by the background map “showing the areas, in dark blue, that are vulnerable to flooding due to a major storm (1:500 year storm) today, and areas in light blue that are vulnerable to flooding due to a major storm and 1 metre of sea level rise by 2100 without flood management measures in place” (quoted from Vancouver’s Changing Shoreline, City of Vancouver, 2018.)

How Water Remembers 水記得 Divination Deck and booklet

Artist/Creator: Laiwan (Creator)
Date: 2022
ID #: 49.0.0.02
Level of Description: Item

Object Description

Item is a Divination Deck with a set of cards and a booklet used to play a Divination Game, as part of Laiwan's work, How Water Remembers 水記得. The work aims to build awareness and cultural value in sustainable futures between humans and ecological biodiversity, addressing concerns such as climate change, sea level rise, social, and economic inequity. Each card has images of animals and plants, along with text in English and Chinese.

Physical Description

Physical Extent: 20 p. of textual and graphic material : ink on paper ; 13 x 8.5 cm + envelope : black ink on red paper ; 11 x 14.5 cm + booklet : col. ill. ; 12 x 17 cm
Material Type: Graphic material, Textual record

History

Collection: Laiwan collection
Credit Line: Gift of the artist, 2022
Related Exhibitions: –

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