Spring 2020 Climate Justice Fellow
Fellow: Simone Johnson
Project: Shades of Blue

ARTIST BIO

Simone Johnson is an interdisciplinary artist, researcher and cultural worker based in NYC. She mostly makes work about water. She is currently interested in wetlands, rivers and the ocean. She has been a resident with Works on Water and was Culture Push Climate Justice Fellow 2020-2021. Simone also has a background in urban agriculture, plant medicine, Teaching Artistry and performance art.

Project Description:

Shades of Blue: Experiments in Community Water Stewardship investigates how Community Mapping, Active Design and Water Media can inform and shape water policy and law. I hope that these creative elements inspire engagement and raise awareness around/about various aspects of water, especially water's future within a climate change context.

Some driving questions include:

1. What is community water stewardship?
2. Who is making decisions about waterfront development? Who is being heard and who is not?
3. Who can I/we learn from?