I am proud to share that artist and photographer Claire Dibble has begun her 1200 mile source-to-sea voyage on the Columbia River in a Cape Falcon F1 Kayak she built herself. Below I have copied text from her website explaining the details and the purpose of the journey in her own words. You can follow Claire on her Instagram or her website watershedmoments.art.
BUILDING CONNECTIONS FROM SOURCE TO SEA:
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Watershed Moments is a solo paddling expedition and social-engagement art project that will cover all 2000 kilometers (1243 miles) of the Columbia River between the source near my home in Golden, British Columbia to the sea beyond Astoria, Oregon. Start date of July 1, 2019.
At the core of this pursuit is the intention to connect people to one another despite apparent differences, to connect viewers of the final work to the land and watershed, and to raise awareness of the very real issues related to this river in the midst of the renegotiations of the Columbia River Treaty.
I’m not using this project to champion a single issue, though there are many I could choose. Rather, I plan to engage and connect with communities and landscapes as I travel, allowing my artistic works to form an inclusive portrait of the river and its people in 2019.
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