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Introducing Olivia Zhang, the artist behind “Over the Years.”

"Over the Years" is a multimedia artwork that bridges imaginative storytelling and climate data science. Inspired by the role of location: how people interact with each other, with our histories, and with our environment, this artwork features a timelapse of satellite imagery, overlaid and blended with a personal portrait. Accompanying these visuals is a poignant poem that delves into the artist’s personal fears and hopes regarding the escalating climate crisis. Through this fusion of data visualization and intimate self-expression, the artwork seeks to humanize the often impersonal nature of climate science, making the pressing issues of environmental change more relatable and emotionally resonant. By visually and lyrically intertwining the stark realities of climate data with the deeply human response to our uncertain future, "Over the Years" transforms abstract visuals of “change for the worse” into a narrative that speaks to both urgency and our shared humanity.

Olivia Zhang is from New Orleans, LA and grew up in South Florida, where she discovered her passion for climate action and environmental justice. As a geography and data science student at the University of Florida, she is passionate about supporting community-centered initiatives through research and data storytelling. Art and storytelling are interwoven through everything she does.

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In 2075 AD The Moon is populated with approximately 3 million people, more than half of which are male. The lot that make up the Loonies (the Moon People) are culled from rejects of Earth (criminals, political refugees, etc) and their decedents. Due to the unbalance in the sexes, it is common for a wife to have more than one husband. Lunar life is run by a master computer, which has become self-aware. A revolution starts on the Moon and the Federated Nations of Earth send armies to put the uprising down. (The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, BK)