MONUMENT TO HABITAT COMPENSATION ISLAND
A collaboration with Marina Zurkow
Publication
5.5" x 8.5"
2020
English text (reads left to right, front to back)
Arabic text (reads right to left, back to front)
Habitat Compensation Island
Habitat Compensation Island (interior lagoon)
Habitat Compensation Island is a tiny sand construction in the Arabian Gulf that is easily missed, with the exception of a bleached billboard on its shore. A subtle addition to the Emirati culture of island-building, it is a pioneer in climate-capital relations. Could it also be a monument to the Anthropocene? Monument to Habitat Compensation Island regards the relationship of the island to the Anthropocene through lenses of urban planning, art, multi-species relations, and Emirati culture and history.
PROJECT CREDITS
F'unded by NYU Abu Dhabi and Stevens Institute of Technology
Texts by: Abdullah Al Saadi, Munira Al Sayegh, Nils Bubandt, Una Chaudhuri, Elaine Gan, Ayesha Hadhir, Graham McKay, Nancy Nowacek and Marina Zurkow
Editor: Carol Stakenas
Translation: Ban Kattan
Design: Nancy Nowacek with Zinah Maher A Bazerbashi
Printed by Bestype, NY, NY