This story is from The Quadrat, a biannual newsletter published by the UC Berkeley UC Nature. The Quadrat features undergraduate writing and reporting on work conducted at the seven UC Nature reserves managed by UC Berkeley.
By Libby Oren, The Quadrat
Featuring Kevin Corcoran
Kevin Corcoran is an MFA student in the Environmental Art & Social Practice program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Through field-based sound recordings, Corcoran explores the interface between abandoned architecture and natural spaces. He is currently working at multiple sites across the UC UC Nature, including at Point Reyes Field Station, where this interview was conducted.
Videographer profile
Libby Oren (they/them) is a Los Angeles-based poet studying Conservation and Resource Studies at UC Berkeley. Oren graduated from Venice High School, where they were the co-captain of the poetry team. They brought their team to the final stage of the GetLit Classic Slam, largest youth poetry slam in the US, twice, participated in the Emerging Writers Fellowship twice, and is a two-time finalist in GetLit’s Why I Rise Competition. They performed for FOX TV’s Pride Month poetry video, which has over 1.5 million views and was broadcast on national television. When they’re not writing, they can be found attempting to save their local garden, or otherwise enjoying talking to trees. They also love fountain pens.
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