The Sinking of Tuvalu
Tuvalu is one of the smallest and most remote countries on
earth. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it can barely be seen on most maps. The
country is in danger of disappearing beneath the waves. Not an Atlantis myth
but the reality of this century. Plans for evacuation are being made right now.
Tuvalu is destined to become one of earth’s first nations to be washed away due
to the effect of global warming, making the Tuvaluans the first complete nation
of climate refugees, banned from their home-islands, their culture and identity
taken away.
King Tide
Juriaan Booij’s art project ‘The Sinking of Tuvalu’,
consisting of a book and documentary (King Tide), gives insight to the unique
way of the Tuvaluan life, but also sketches the absurdity in which the reality
of the future manifests itself.
King Tide, The Sinking of Tuvalu - Trailer
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