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The Canary Project: Landscapes of Climate Change

CAE1104

Summary Note

Founded in 2006 by photographer Susannah Sayler and her husband Edward Morris, The Canary Project is a non-profit organization whose mission is to “produce art and media that deepens public understanding of human-induced climate change.” Materials include organizational materials, the founding photography project, and select artist projects funded by the organization.

Biographical Note

Founded in 2006 by photographer Susannah Sayler and her husband Ed Morris, the Canary Project initially consisted of Sayler photographing landscapes throughout the world where scientists are studying the impacts of climate change. Exhibitions of the photographs quickly expanded into multimedia events that were accompanied with contextual research and archival images, installations and sculptures by other artists, and extensive educational and outreach materials. The Canary Project now includes diverse works involving more than 30 artists, designers, writers, educators and scientists. The focus is on cultivating research-intensive projects that contribute to knowledge building and are able to communicate that knowledge in a way that both respects complexity and inspires respect for life.

Scope and Content

The archive "The Canary Project" consists of materials related to the organization's mission to: "...produce art and media that deepens public understanding of human-induced climate change and energize commitment to solutions." Archive materials include The Canary Project's organizational documents and items related to collaborative projects such as: research, work prints, audio recordings, project overviews, press materials, travel journals, correspondence, book dummies, exhibition layouts, maps, dresses and hats.

Arrangement

This archive is divided into two series: The Canary Project Organizational Materials, and Projects. Organizational materials (series 1) consists of folders 1-10 and Projects consists of folders 11-45. Several larger objects from the Project series are stored elsewhere based upon size.

Inclusive Dates

2005-2016

Bulk Dates

2005-2010

Quantity / Extent

9 cubic feet

Language

English, French, Italian

Related Archive Collections

  • NC1849.S87 G74 2010: Green patriot posters
  • NC1849.S87 R5 2009: Green patriot posters : graphic design

Related Publications

Saylor, Susana and Edward Morris. Water Gold Soil: The American River. Jersey City, NJ: Conveyor Studio, 2019.

Siegel, Dmitri, and Edward Morris. Green Patriot Posters. New York, NY: Metropolis Books, 2010.

Skolos, Nancy. Green Patriot Posters. New York, NY: Blurb, 2009.

Archive Bin 1 Moving Bin Exterior Green Patriot Bus Poster
Archive T-Box 1 Albedo Pilgrim Dress #1 (1 of 2)
Archive T-Box 2 Albedo Pilgrim Dress # 1 (2 of 2)
Archive T-Box 3 Albedo Pilgrim Dress #2
Archive T-Box 4 Albedo Pilgrim Dress #3
Archive T-Box 5 Albedo Pilgrim Dress #4

Container Listing by Series:

CAE1104/1 Series 1: Organization, 2005 - 2016

Series 1 contains the items related to the Canary Project that are not project specific.

  • ARCH-FILE 15-1

    • 1-1 CVs and Organizational Information, 2006-2010
    • 1-2 Fundraising and Grants, 2006-2010
    • 1-3 To Do lists, 2006-2010
    • 1-4 Work Plans, 2006-2010
    • 1-5 Outreach, Education, Exhibitions, 2006-2016
    • 1-6 Press / Blogs, 2006-2010
    • 1-7 Billboards and Bus Wraps, 2006
    • 1-8 Focus Group, 2009
    • 1-9 TV Proposals, 2007
    • 1-10 Correspondence, 2006-2011

CAE1104/2 Series 2: Projects, 2005 - 2010

Series 2 contains the documents and items related to the Canary Project that are project specific.

  • ARCH-FILE 15-1

    • 2-1 Photography Project, Development Notes, 2005 - 2010
    • 2-2 Photography Project, Research, General(1), 2005 - 2010
    • 2-3 Photography Project, Research, General(2), 2005 - 2010
    • 2-4 Photography Project, Research, Alaska, 2005 - 2010
    • 2-5 Photography Project, Research, Austria, 2005 - 2010
    • 2-6 Photography Project, Research, Bangladesh, 2005 - 2010
    • 2-7 Photography Project, Research, Belize, 2000-2006
    • 2-8 Photography Project, Research, China, 2002-2007
    • 2-9 Photography Project, Research, Costa Rica, 2001-2006
    • 2-10 Photography Project, Research, New Orleans, 2005
    • 2-11 Photography Project, Research, Niger, 1999-2008
    • 2-12 Photography Project, Research, Peru, 2005-2008
    • 2-13 Photography Project, Research, Venice, Italy, 2006
    • 2-14 Photography Project, Research, Washington State, 2006
    • 2-15 Photography Project, Research, Travel Journals, 2007 - 2008
    • 2-16 Photography Project, Exhibition / Project Information, 2007-2010
    • 2-17 Photography Project, Book Development, 2008
    • 2-18 Photography Project, Peru Book Dummy, 2009
    • 2-19 Photography Project Book Dummy, 2005-2006
    • 2-20 Green Patriot Posters Information, 2008-2010
    • 2-21 Green Patriot Posters Drafts, 2010
    • 2-22 Green Patriot Posters Book, 2010
    • 2-23 Green Patriot Posters, NYC/LA camps, 2010
    • 2-24 Highwaterline information and book, 2007
    • 2-25 Highwaterline maps (1 of 3), 2007
    • 2-26 Highwaterline maps (2 of 3), 2007
    • 2-27 Highwaterline maps (3 of 3), 2007
    • 2-28 Increase Your Albedo information and Press, 2007-2008
    • 2-29 Increase Your Albedo Dresses, 2007
    • 2-30 We Could Just Leave concept notes, 2007-2009
    • 2-31 We Could Just Leave, Big Sur Research/Process, 2008-2009
    • 2-32 We Could Just Leave, Big Sur Audio, 2008
    • 2-33 We Could Just Leave, Netherlands Research/Process, 2009-2010
    • 2-34 We Could Just Leave, Netherlands, Audio, 2010
    • 2-35 Other Projects and Miscellaneous, 2007-2008

Additional Materials

  • ARCH-OBJ 29

    • 2-24#4 Highwaterline image on 172 7/8" x 8 3/8" matt paper
    • 2-24#5 Highwaterline image on 48" x 8 1/4" glossy paper

  • Archive F18 Oversized Items

    • 2-8#1 Map of Lanzhou Shi Chengqu Tu (China)
    • 2-8#2 Map of Xining Shi Chengqu Tu (China)
    • 2-20#1 Interior Green Patriot Bus Poster
    • 2-20#4 Interior Green Patriot Bus Poster – Ohio
    • 2-23#1 LA camp poster (1 of 5)
    • 2-23#2 LA camp poster (2 of 5)
    • 2-23#3 LA camp poster (3 of 5)
    • 2-23#4 LA camp poster (4 of 5)
    • 2-23#5 LA camp poster (5 of 5)

  • Archive S-Box 4

    • 2-17#1
    • 2-22#1 Dead End
    • 2-22#2 In the Future Green Will Be Just Another Color
    • 2-22#3 Golab wamring
    • 2-22#4 Let Them Grow
    • 2-22#5 Sustain
    • 2-22#6 Lumberjack
    • 2-22#7 Washington Monument
    • 2-22#8 Don't Be Stuck Up
    • 2-22#9 Keep Buying Stuff
    • 2-22#10 Friend in Trouble
    • 2-22#11 Power Up Windmill
    • 2-22#12 Earth
    • 2-22#13 Global Warming
    • 2-22#14 Manifesto for a People's Republic of Antarctica (part of Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica)
    • 2-22#15 Let's Ride
    • 2-22#16 Let's Do This
    • 2-22#17 (Re)Make America
    • 2-22#18 Unplug
    • 2-22#19 Simplicity Is the Key to Successful Living
    • 2-22#20 Umwelt
    • 2-22#21 Rejuve a Nation
    • 2-22#22 Eat Local, Buy Local, Grow Local!
    • 2-22#23 Detroit as Refrain
    • 2-22#24 Ignorance Is Bliss
    • 2-22#25 Problem Me, Solution Me
    • 2-22#26 We are power
    • 2-22#27 You Shouldn't Have
    • 2-22#28 Buy Local
    • 2-22#29 Efforts Up! Carbon Down!
    • 2-22#30 Water's Rising
    • 2-22#31 S.O.S.
    • 2-22#32 Shorter Showers
    • 2-22#33 Water Power is Ready
    • 2-22#34 Consequences of CO2
    • 2-22#35 Sow
    • 2-22#36 Plenty of...
    • 2-22#37 Join the Revolution
    • 2-22#38 Oil Spill Gulf of Mexico 2010
    • 2-22#39 Shit Be Meltin'
    • 2-22#40 If You Don't Like My Tone
    • 2-22#41 Green Patriot Wind
    • 2-22#42 c. 2050
    • 2-22#43 Being Green
    • 2-22#44 Sustain
    • 2-22#45 Step On It
    • 2-22#46 Paint It White
    • 2-22#47 Eat Local
    • 2-22#48 Global Excess
    • 2-22#49 Dirty Secret
    • 2-22#50 Save the Plants
    • 2-33#1 Netherlands Process notes