Ecosystems Overview
Clean water, whether fresh or salt, watershed or riparian have always been primary concerns in Aviva Rahmani’s work, both as metaphors for what is vulnerable and powerful and as the foci for a wide range of ecological restoration projects. The loss of clean water endangers every aspect of life on Earth. Rahmani understands that the solutions require a broad strategy, from judicial reform and engineering or regulatory constraints to more abstract discussions about values and relationships.
Projects Focussing on Ecosystems
Blue Rocks
Blue Rocks (2002) was an example of what curators Amy Lipton and Sue Spaid termed an ecovention, a place where art intervenes in environmental degradation.
Cities and Oceans of If
Cities and Oceans If (2000-2010) imagines a world of “if,” where natural resources were valued and protected. The public art interventions were studies of ecological acupressure “trigger” points across various sites internationally.
Ghostnets
Ghost Nets (1990-1991) was a multipart habitat restoration project where Trigger Point Theory was developed. The project restored 2.5 acres of habitat through conceptual and practical actions that explored soil, land, animal and water relationships.
Oil & Water
Oil & Water (2010-2014) is a series of representations that emerged from studying the impact of climate change and economics on America’s Midwestern and Southern landscape.