What question/problem did you choose?

On a planet that is 72% water, and the advancements in water purification systems, why is California struggling to maintain a sustainable water supply?

Why did you choose this topic and why does it matter to you?

I chose this topic because I have been hearing from friends whose families are greatly affected by the water shortage in California. Also, this is an extremely serious issue that many people who are not affected by droughts do not understand. As a way of spreading awareness of this problem, I will seek to make my own interpretation of the issue.

Give some details on the question/problem – explain it in depth.

This issue is of dire concern not only to the humans living in the drought areas, but also the abundance of wildlife and surrounding environments. As a result, I am extremely interested in understanding the cause of this problem and finding a solution to this dangerous problem. Furthermore, in my final project, I want to depict a scene of the San Francisco Bay area and show the effects drought can have on it through over-dramatization. In order to depict this scene, I will incorporate the style of Salvador Dali and his use of melting to show the affects of the drought on California.

List out 10 tangible places/people/things that are associated with your question/problem.

  1. San Francisco, CA
  2. Golden Gate Bridge
  3. San Francisco Bay
  4. Tributaries
  5. Drought
  6. City Scape
  7. Melting
  8. Dried up Lake
  9. Cracked earth
  10. Rivers

 

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Influential artist: Salvador Dali

Artwork: The Persistence of Memory

Attribution: I chose this piece to draw ideas from for my project because of the way the clocks are melting, just as the people in the California drought are melting from the heat, causing the shortage in fresh water supply.