AS THE WATER RISES is a haunting wall sculpture consisting of a collection of mixed-media dioramas. The artist confronts the slow yet unstoppable ascent of ocean waters—a creeping crisis often overshadowed by the louder emergencies of war, hunger, and political upheaval. With each miniature world, the exhibition magnifies what is too often minimized: the long-term consequences of climate inaction and ecological neglect.

 

Drawing from expressionism, surrealism, constructionism, and abstractionism, the works defy a singular visual language. Instead, they form a contemporary collage of environmental anxiety, artistic innovation, and urgent reflection. These dioramas are not mere representations—they are fragments of future history, suspended in the now.

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Each diorama is meticulously constructed using recycled materials and found objects, underscoring the artist’s commitment to sustainability. This process-driven approach is both aesthetic and ethical: an effort to speak through form without contributing to the destruction it critiques.

 

AS THE WATER RISES invites viewers to peer into small-scale worlds that reflect our global reality—one where beauty and despair, imagination and warning, rise together like the tides.