Hands On the Land:
Climate Stories of Central Oregonians
(work in progress)

40 hands and 40 stories will be an interactive installation with my composer/sound design collaborator, Mei-ling Lee. During my residencies at Pine Meadow Ranch in Central Oregon in 2022 and 2023, I casted the hands of more than 40 residents in and around Sisters and listened to their stories of coping with the physical, economic and emotional impacts of climate change wrought by drought, wildfire, smoke, water crises and more. By offering the hands for others to touch, I invite viewers to experience those very real impacts and feelings of central Oregonians and literally hear their stories.