Kira Clingen
Rice University
Project
Mitigating Solastalgia: Familial Vulnerability to Climate Change
China,Russia,Maldives,New Zealand,The Netherlands,
Uganda
Our connection to our family and heritage is often aided by ties to a specific place. I am interested in producing a narrative, conveyed through photography and writing that stresses the personal connection of individuals to their homes, and the way that physical spaces often anchor emotional development and family. During my Watson year, I will immerse myself with communities determined to mitigate their vulnerability to climate change, while anchoring their heritage in their people, independent of place.