Project Resources
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Kõmij Mour Ijin / Our Life Is Here Documentary Film(request access by emailing info.eahi@berkeley.edu)
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UC Berkeley Environmental Arts & Humanities Initiative Interest Questionnaire
Exhibitions + Public Programming
After the Kõmij Mour Ijin / Our Life Is Here expedition in 2023, the participating international creatives and Marshallese youth artists further developed their proposals. Youth commissions and two artworks by international Marshallese artists were exhibited on March 1, 2024 in Majuro, the Marshallese capital, to honor National Nuclear Remembrance Day. Several smaller exhibitions have also taken place, with presentations confirmed in Nevada and London:
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June 2024: The 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture, Hawai'i
- September 11, 2024: Our Life is Here Project Launch at UC Berkeley
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November 2025 - April 2026: The Royal Museums National Maritime Museum, London
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March 28 - September 20, 2026:Nevada Museum of Art, Center for Art + Environment: Into the Time Horizon gallery exhibition of select artworks
While the outcomes of the project thus far have had impact in several geographies, including the Marshall Islands and Hawai’i, this story of cultural resilience, historical reflection, and ecological conservation must be brought to larger audiences—in the U.S. and abroad—in order to support us all to tackle the challenges of the current climate moment.
Voyage Press + Media Coverage
To date, the Kõmij Mour Ijin / Our Life Is Here expedition has received the following press and media coverage:
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The Art Newspaper: “Artists set sail for Marshall Islands on climate crisis expedition”
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The Guardian: “Endless fallout: the Pacific idyll still facing nuclear blight 77 years on”
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Reuters: “Artists set sail for Marshall Islands hoping for climate wake-up call”
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Mongabay: “Marshallese worries span decades — first nuclear tests, now sea-level rise”
