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Artist(s)
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Mahnoor Raza
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Artist Statement
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I wrote this essay in the weeks that followed the ADK Climate Stories retreat, as I reflected on what I had seen, felt, and learned. During the retreat and my internship at the Wild Center, I witnessed the beauty and fragility of the Adirondack landscape, listened to the stories and struggles of local communities, and felt my relationship with the environment shift. With this piece, I hope to bring some of the hope, joy, rage, and grief I experienced—emotions that aren’t always contradictory, I’ve learned—to audiences beyond that cottage by the lake, and into a time that extends beyond this summer.
