Connected by the hydrological cycle, all waterways are in dialogue. They are transient, constantly in motion, not limited by land or borders. By sitting with water’s movement and transmutation, I’ve learned a lot about history, local and global politics, and changing ecologies. Opposing the alienating, dehumanizing and violent systems of a world under the end-stage capitalist project requires not only collective action but necessitates a restructuring of the hierarchies and principles we live under. Through acts of listening and translating waterways, The rain remembers its life as sea demonstrates the urgency of this restructuring asking; what worlds can we build when we listen differently?
An excerpt of the work can be listened to here.
Photo by Tara Cooper, Willow River Park, Kitchener, ON.The rain remembers its life as sea was created with the generous support of CAFKA for their 2025 biennale. The project was initially performed on the Grand River by Barbara Hankins, CJ Janzen, David Lacalamita, Jo El-Deek and Nuha Yousuf with the vocal arrangement and consultation by Eve Parker Finley.