The Visibility of Climate Change

 an ongoing examination of the climate crisis


Long Future Ecology, 2023 (40x60” in print size)
Long Future Ecology is a composite photograph that contemplates sea-level rise through imaginary superimpositions.  Flooding overtakes a frontline neighborhood.  In this work, specifically, Cooley Landing in East Palo Alto and the San Francisco Bay waters of Ravenswood Preserve.

  

Valentino recognizes the critical threat of climate change and climate justice and is committed to learning more about sustainable art practices and how to implement them into his creative environment and applications. Valentino's commitment to climate-forward values and goals entails looking first at Indigenous ecological stewardship, social equality, and sustainability.