It is the work of two Norwegian artists, it serves to provoke a dialogue and reflection on this problem.

What do the coasts of the Hebrides and Miami have in common? The first, the same waters that bathe the coasts of the city of Florida, are surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean.

However, in common these two places also have something else, in particular a problem: the rising sea level. It is one of the consequences of climate change and global warming, a now evident and tangible enemy that also manifests itself in this way.

The border of the seas, that line that marks the level of the water beyond which man lives, is moving higher every day. This movement is always faster and relentless.

To imagine what the future will be, this line must be made tangible and visible, so that the world becomes aware of what is happening and works to intervene. The Finnish artists Pekka Niittyvirta and Timo Aho thought about it, with their installation ‘Lines’. Through the use of sensors, LED lights and timers, this work interacts with the rising tide variations and activates at high tide, providing a bright visual reference of the future sea level rise.

The results are luminous stripes that mark the perimeter walls of the traditional stone houses of these islands of Scotland, in particular the cultural center represented by the Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Center in Lochmaddy. The same border of light ideally cuts the height of the square shape of a container between the palm trees of Miami Beach, on the other side of the Atlantic, in two.

The installation serves to provoke a dialogue on how rising sea levels will affect coastal areas, its inhabitants and land use in the future.