MANDEVILLE ART GALLERY AT UC SAN DIEGO 

Future Gardens

Future Gardens speaks to the Harrisons’ hope of saving the planet in the face of the crisis posed by climate change and its threat to Earth’s many ecosystems. The viewer is invited to enjoy original drawings, phototext panels, and photographs documenting the Harrisons’ far-reaching and science-based proposals such as Tibet as a High Ground (1990-2016), Garden of Hot Winds and Warm Rains (1995/2003-8), Sagehen: A Proving Ground (2007-ongoing, in the High Sierras near Tahoe), and Future Garden for the Central Coast of California (2018-ongoing, at the Arboretum at UC Santa Cruz). Through immersive installations, Future Gardens aims to reveal the Harrisons’ concept of Force Majeure and the assisted migration of species among various mitigation strategies that will be needed to be implemented as global warming accelerates and the pressure on planetary systems exponentially continues to increase.