The rising sea levels and its terrifying consequences are considered in the work of Elad Medan, “Who by Water/City Level” in which we are urged to recognize the significance of our socioeconomic status to survival when the sea rises. The critical interface presents the socioeconomic division of Haifa’s population in relation to the city’s topography. The user raises the sea levels to find out information on the identities of the submerged. By clicking a button, Haifa becomes an archipelago of imaginary islands defined by an elevation line, raising questions about what those who live there together have in common: does our elevation above the sea level say something about our identity? And if the sea level rises — who will drown first?
The CDA's archives are operating with the support of the Ostrovsky Family Fund and Artis
The CDA's archives are operating with the support of the Ostrovsky Family Fund and Artis
The rising sea levels and its terrifying consequences are considered in the work of Elad Medan, “Who by Water/City Level” in which we are urged to recognize the significance of our socioeconomic status to survival when the sea rises. The critical interface presents the socioeconomic division of Haifa’s population in relation to the city’s topography. The user raises the sea levels to find out information on the identities of the submerged. By clicking a button, Haifa becomes an archipelago of imaginary islands defined by an elevation line, raising questions about what those who live there together have in common: does our elevation above the sea level say something about our identity? And if the sea level rises — who will drown first?
The CDA's archives are operating with the support of the Ostrovsky Family Fund and Artis
The CDA's archives are operating with the support of the Ostrovsky Family Fund and Artis
The CDA's archives are operating with the support of the Ostrovsky Family Fund and Artis