Watermarks is a kind of science project with an artistic bent. The project uses high-powered projectors to throw killjoy warnings onto the walls in public spaces. These warnings consist of a straight line indicating the level of sea or river should global warming really kick in, along with a scary message about the extremes of weather ("strong winds!")
The main reason we’re interested is the use of projectors, but sadly the only detail we’re given is that they will be "digital". Watermarks has yet to begin, but artist Chris Bodle will be starting off in Bristol, England — a curiously appropriate choice of location. First, the Bristol Channel (that’s the body of water, not a TV station) has one of the highest tides in the world, the sea rushing miles distant at low tide.
Second, it’s England. Many Brits silently welcome global warming as an antidote to the nation’s notoriously poor weather ("Summer fell on a Tuesday this year"). The trouble is that one of the first changes would be the shift of the Gulf Stream, the sea feature that brings warm water to the island all year round. Scratch that and England would have Canadian winters. Shiver!
Project page [Watermarks via Style Crave. Thanks, Mike!]
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