High Tide - Carolina Aragón
Photo: Matt Conti
High Tide was an abstracted marsh landscape that sought to bring attention to the shifting boundary between land and water along Boston’s shoreline. Inspired by a marsh during high tide when the grasses are flooded by water, the installation spoke of the city’s changing shoreline. This shifting boundary occurs at multiple scales: through daily tidal fluctuations, historic man-made land reclamation, and potential future flooding due to sea level rise.
Artist Bio
Carolina Aragón is an artist and educator who uses public art to transform landscapes, engage communities, and teach students. She holds a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and a Bachelor of Architecture from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
As an Assistant Professor in the Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Carolina’s research and creative work focus on public art as a medium to experiment with innovative materials, transform urban landscapes, and engage communities. Her current work involves the incorporation of smart materials for public art applications and the development of public artwork to increase engagement with climate change adaptation. As such, her public art practice is multidisciplinary in nature—working with scientists, engineers, social scientists, and the local community—to create beautiful and optimistic artworks capable of engaging audiences around issues of climate change and resiliency.
