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Artist Profile: Vassiliki Falkehag

Vassiliki’s attention to the natural world is apparent in her work – it is her work. I’m fascinated by her ability to embody a spirit of openness, awareness, and a profound sensitivity to the spaces and the people that she encounters.

Wadmalaw Longing Song

Wadmalaw Longing Song

Throwing them into relief is the long side of the shed where, painted fresh over the whitewash, a vine-ripe tomato at the peak of its succulence.

Hymn

Hymn

Rebundling what has come undone, / marsh stems now locked by shadow’s bond

The Gardener

The Gardener

Pollen-stained air / and sun-glare quicken

Saving the King St. Bike Lane

Saving the King St. Bike Lane

In this special installment of Surge Radio, we sit down with Katie Zimmerman, Executive Director of Charleston Moves, to discuss the King St. Bike Lane in peril.

Bridge to Nowhere

Bridge to Nowhere

In an era of climate change, rising inequality and conflicting views on how to build the cities of the future, the specter of the American highway looms above them all.

Our Shorebirds Story is Still Being Written

Our Shorebirds Story is Still Being Written

Storytelling is as old as humanity. Chris Crolley tells the story of our birds and reminds us that it is still being written - so it's not too late.