The “Flood Necklaces” embeds flood history data of the river Loire in the city of Orleans. Each ball of clay is sized according to the water heights measured on flood scales between 1800 and 2003, in the city of Orleans. Data is from the Region Centre-Val-de-Loire (DREAL), for floods between 1804 and 2003. The biggest flood recorded happened in 1866, and impacted most rivers and regions of France. It was such a major event that a report to the Emperor has been written to estimate the damages […]
The “Flood Necklaces” embeds flood history data of the river Loire in the city of Orleans. Each ball of clay is sized according to the water heights measured on flood scales between 1800 and 2003, in the city of Orleans. Data is from the Region Centre-Val-de-Loire (DREAL), for floods between 1804 and 2003. The biggest flood recorded happened in 1866, and impacted most rivers and regions of France. It was such a major event that a report to the Emperor has been written to estimate the damages nationaly. It impacted the urban planning and river containment national policy for the decades to come and lead to major construction works on all major rivers.
Made by Anne-Laure Fréant in 2021. Ceramics & rope.
Source: Anne-Laure Fréant (2022) The making of the Loire river “Flood Necklace” data-object. (archived version)
Related: Also see our other entries on data jewellery.
Added by: Anne-Laure Fréant.
Category:
Passive physical visualization
Tags:
data jewellery, flood, Loire river, ceramics, necklace