Passage of Water is Yiyun Kang’s artwork in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture and NASA to highlight the significance of freshwater. Kang uses the datasets and scientific expertise that NASA satellites and scientists provide and employs immersive storytelling and audiovisual techniques to address the climate crisis and its impact on freshwater. The Passage of Water web artwork was launched on the Google Arts & Culture platform on 30 November 2023. Author Kang then adapted the online experiment to an in-person exhibition at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) Dubai, UAE, from 30 November to 12 December 2023.

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PASSAGE OF WATER, Yiyun Kang’s collaboration with NASA and Google: Documentary Film

This film showcases PASSAGE OF WATER, Yiyun Kang’s collaboration with Google Arts & Culture and NASA JPL, featuring its offline exhibition at COP28 Dubai in 2023 alongside interviews with artist Yiyun Kang, Clare Brooks (Google Arts & Culture), and John Walton (NASA JPL). © Yiyun Kang

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PASSAGE OF WATER, Yiyun Kang’s collaboration with NASA and Google: Exhibition at COP28 Dubai

This image showcases PASSAGE OF WATER, Yiyun Kang’s collaboration with NASA and Google, exhibited at COP28 Dubai. Audiences observe a segment of the artwork visualizing Earth’s freshwater data captured by NASA JPL’s SWOT satellite. © Yiyun Kang

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PASSAGE OF WATER, Yiyun Kang’s collaboration with NASA and Google: Web link

This link offers detailed information about Passage of Water, including documentary films, a link to Google Arts & Culture’s online experiments, and press interviews. © Yiyun Kang

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