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In Tuktoyaktuk, nail art offers a novel record of climate change
A research project engages youth in creative documentation of the environment.

Authors:
Eriel Lugt, Jen Bagelman, Anne Vibeke Mou and Karla Jessen Williamson
The setting of nail polish, acetone-free remover and a cuticle pusher may not be one typically associated with environmental science and knowledge production. And yet it’s here, over manicures and nail clippings, that a deep understanding of a changing climate is articulated precisely, grounded in generations of lived experience.
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