
Heat Response
in partnership with Trust for Public Land and with support from Pew Arts & Heritage Center
Over the course of two years, I worked with artists Jenna Robb, José Ortiz-Pagán and Amber Art & Design and the communities of Gray's Ferry, Southeast Philly and Fairhill to elevate the lived experience of urban heat in Philadelphia.
As the lead artist, I worked with Trust for Public Land to design the scaffolding which we then collectively shaped into a project that worked hard to engage communities during the 2020-22 covid lockdowns. More information at tpl.org/heatresponse
Citywide: Engage Wider Philadelphia Community
Future Philly
Throughout the project I and others working on the project interviewed residents on their lived experience with heat and their imagined future Philadelphia. These interviews were then used as inspiration for short videos created by artists Nate Dorr, Gina Furnari and myself. By screening these videos around Philadelphia, we hope to elevate the voices of community members.
Future Philly - Meadow City
Featuring the stories, ideas and voices of: Phyllis Brennan, Lauren Troop, Ivonne Pinto Garcia, Jasmine, Cheyenne Flores and David Acosta
Video by Nate Dorr
Audio design and editing by Eve Mosher
Music: Cinematic Piano by @AShamaluevMusic | Motion by Ikson
Sound effects: Air conditioner by Jonathon Tremblay on freesound.org | rustling leaves by dannydandanshababaloo on freesound.org | Bees by Marek Wojtaszek on freesound.org | Children laughing by InspectorJ on freesound.org | Morning in the meadow by soundspunos.com
Visuals created with Disco Diffusion 52 by Somnai and Adam Letts, using the diffusion model by Katherine Crowson
Future Philly - Water City
Featuring the stories, ideas and voices of: Alberto Oro Ayala, David Acosta, Mar Elliot, and Phyllis Brennan
Video by Gina Furnari
Audio design and editing by Eve Mosher
Music: Sorrow by AShamaluevMusic | Track: Secret To Happiness — JayJen [Audio Library Release]
SFX: Traffic by Zapsplat | Hospital ambience by nixeno from freesound.org | Community garden by Akoustikos from freesound.org | Medium sized crowd chatting by arpeggio1980 from freesound.org | Water fountain in a city by seanreads from freesound.org | Children playing from soundbible
Future Philly - Green City
Featuring the stories, ideas and voices of: Cheyenne Flores, Lauren Troop, Jules DeFonso, Nicole, Amber and David Acosta
Video and audio by Eve Mosher
Music: Farewell by @martynaslau | Beautiful Day by @justhea
SFX: City Ambulance from SoundBible | Birds by 5ound5murf23 from freesound.org | More birds by yakubova-studio from freesound.org | Construction from Zapsplat | Walking by JohnsonBrandEditing from freesound.org | Stock footage by: Videvo, Elsa Luebling and stockfootage from videvo | Kelly L from Pexels.com