Reading for the Watery World

Opening with Colleen Ludwig's art installation Shiver, in which viewers are invited to participate in the water works of the sculpture, Duckert illustrates how the human body is made up of water, emphasizing the permeability of bodies-both human and nonhuman-with the land/waterscapes of the blue planet that we call home. With the rising of sea temperatures (four degrees in the Gulf of Mexico), such storms are not likely to abate, and perhaps we will all be inspired to restore these swampy habitats and consider how our actions and habits have affected the environment. [...]Duckert does not let us forget our watery heritage nor our responsibility to revise our relationships to water.