Inspired by issues relating to climate change, DUMBO Underwater imagines what it might feel like if sea levels rose to the point where parts of New York City found themselves underwater.

Most scientists agree that sea levels are rising and that coastal cities, such as Brooklyn, are at risk for flooding. This being the case, it is worth considering the possibility that New York City, or some of its parts, may one day be underwater. This site-specific video installation uses the idea of the East River overflowing in DUMBO to transform this possibility into an experience.

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Published on: October 7, 2010
Cite: "DUMBO Underwater" METALOCUS. Accessed
<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/dumbo-underwater> ISSN 1139-6415
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