Rise & Fall
As a project, “Rise & Fall” focuses on water scarcity, conservation, and the impacts of rising/lowering water levels on nature and human populations.
To begin this extended project, the first subject to be explored was Great Salt Lake in Utah, primarily its legacy as a defining landmark in the region and symbol of pride for local Utahns, its importance for sustaining biodiversity and a stable climate, and how its slow decline and degradation could serve as the foundation for one of the most prominent "rights for nature" cases in North America. By featuring various perspectives and insights from researchers, advocates, and indigenous groups, this project aims to address how natural reserves, like lakes, are more than extractable resources, but bastions for security and prosperity for our communities and for nature alike.
“If Great Salt Lake were to die, it wouldn’t be a natural disaster; it would be a moral one.”
— Patrick Belmont, Professor of Watershed Sciences, Utah State University
