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Clara Benadon

Bowdoin College

Project

Fiber Farming, Art and Climate Change

Peru, New Zealand, France, Denmark
How are farmers modifying traditional techniques to survive environmental stressors ranging from flash-freezes to wildfires. How are fiber artists in turn responding to destabilized material availability and changing economic demands? Collaborating with farmers, artists, and climate scientists my year examines the fiber industry and the impacts of climate change on its members and traditions.