Amy Howden-Chapman (b. Aotearoa/New Zealand) is an artist and writer whose work has focused for more than a decade on the ways culture can intervene in the climate crisis. Specifically, her work concerns the ways artistic engagement with local sites can help shape climate understanding and action. She is a founding editor of The Distance Plan (TheDistancePlan.org), a platform that brings together artists, scientists, policymakers, and activists to promote interdisciplinary conversation on climate change and culture.
Filmed in 2010 in Elysian Park, Los Angeles, this work documents an 'audio picnic' and a drain empty of water.