The Mekong ("Mother of Waters") is the largest waterway in Southeast Asia, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau to the South China Sea through China's Yunnan Province, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Its fresh waters support the livelihoods of more than 60 million people and create one of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems. In recent decades, the river has become an increasingly important strategic resource in geopolitical terms due to major economic development; this scenario, combined with climate change, is jeopardizing the delicate balance governing the region's human and natural habitats. The construction of dams along its course alters the natural flow of water, causing seasonal floods and droughts and impede fish migration, threatening the local fish industry. According to experts, upstream dams and sand mining have caused the phenomenon of the "hungry river”, in which the river is deprived of its sediment and seeks new substrate to fill its course by eroding its banks. This phenomenon has also caused a change in the color of the water from muddy brown to clearer or blue. Hungry River (2023 - ongoing) is a long-term project that explores the progressive changes in the Lower Mekong River Basin and the resilience of its inhabitants.
