Amsterdam

Meaning “Dam in a watery area”, the city was founded in 1250. The city grew in the 17th century to be a fortified domain for water management and defense; it contained the world’s most intricate system of canals and moats connecting homes, merchants, and warehouses. The modern city, now quieter and cleaner, is still evolving in its water-centric way, threatened as ever by rising seas but with nearly a millennia of experience in adapting.

Contoured wood, historical map, photo + Acrylics

33” x 24”