Fourteenth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses

Abstract

The project, Post Global, consists of images that were developed in concert with a research paper exploring two prevailing forces, homelessness/the under-housed, and the global effects of climate change. Post Global mirrors the research paper, relying heavily on the collaboration of many different individuals, spanning globally across many diverse regions. Post Global is an attempt to bring a visually impactful connection to the research taken up by Sean Kidd, Mariya Bezgrebelna, and their collaborators. The title of the photo project is a slight departure from the paper, but it succinctly arrives at the key concept behind the images. The title, Post Global, is used as a primer for the viewer of the exhibition, suggesting that these issues in one region are issues that others may take up in their own nations. The project relies on our global collaborators’ involvement as experts in their field to collect images that reflect their concerns for homeless/under-housed individuals and the effects of climate change on these populations in their region. With a general guideline, collaborators were given prompts to consider while undertaking the photographic aspect of the project. Because of the nature of the project, working with homeless/under-housed individuals, we wanted to stray away from exploitative images that have been seen all too often in these types of projects. Instead we decided to focus on objects or places that could represent the issues of homelessness, without exploiting a person’s likeness or story for the project’s gain.