Rancocas Project is a part oral history project, a part research project, and a part children's theater for all ages. For this project, Jin Jung collected stories from the community and used them to create a Crankie, a storytelling device that scrolls as they are cranked by hand, creating moving pictures in real time. It culminated in a live performance with music on May 27, 2025. Stories about everyday people's experiences with flooding, their connection with water, and its consequences were the inspiration and primary source for the artwork.
With the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Coastal Management Program (CMP), and selected by the Perkins Center for the Arts and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (Arts Council), the work brings attention to the effects of climate change in Burlington County, NJ. Titled Rancocas Project, my focus is on the areas of Rancocas Creek to hear stories of everyday people affected by flooding in recent years.