Opening Reception Sunday April 14, 2024, 1-3 pm

Krisanne Baker, Susan Hoffman Fishmen and Leslie Sobel, the three artists who make up the Water Women are established artists whose individual practices focus on water in the context of climate change. 

Flood 2.0 links future apocalyptic flood predictions to the ancient flood narrative of Noah and the world’s first apocalyptic flood. In the original Noah story, the Earth was flooded as a result of human greed, selfishness and immorality. Similarly, the predicted future apocalyptic flooding will occur as a result of the same human behaviors, which, this time, have caused significant environmental damage to the Earth itself. 

The installation is comprised of 3 video projections, 45+ scrolls painted to imitate the motions of flood waters, a make-shift boat, sails and mast, and the performance of a Greek Chorus, which tells the story of Noa, the lone female survivor whose name in Hebrew means “action.” Flood 2.0’s goal is to use art, flood mythology and history to inspire community dialogue on local water issues. Water Women selected New Haven, CT as the site of the project’s second iteration because of its close proximity to both the Long Island Sound and the Connecticut River. The project’s videos incorporate documentary images of New Haven’s waterways and past floods. Flood 2.0 was first installed in 2023 at Five Points Gallery in Torrington, CT, a small inland community with a history of catastrophic flooding.

For more information please visit the websites of Krisanne Baker, Susan Hoffman Fishmen and Leslie Sobel

Reviews:

KAPP SINGER: ARTS PAPER
Water is in the Air May 10, 2024

BRIAN SLATTERY: NEW HAVEN INDEPENDENT
Artists Stare Into The Sun, 5/16/24