“Yes, the world is patchy and uneven; it is through islands that we can tell decolonizing stories best. But melting ice connects a plurality of fates — human, more-than-human, less-than-human, asymmetrical though they may be There are no maps for these connections, no geographic surveys, no calendars, no recipes for living with melting ice. You’ll have to rely on something else. Perhaps we can simply call it your imagination, the art and science of bringing into bring futures beyond islands. Futures with no guarantees — and no erasures.”

Elaine Gan
“How to Unmake a Floating Island”
Monument to Habitat Island
www.monumentisland.com