Through a series of conversations Temporary continent. track the different guises the Mississippi has taken, interviewing those who live and work with the river.

Just as a river can be read as a place where things go and a place in itself, it can also be simultaneously understood as a life-giving force by some and a resource to be mined by others. Through a series of conversations held along its route, Temporary continent. track some of the various different guises the Mississippi has taken for those who live and work with it. In this post, Jamie Allen for Temporary continent. explores the contrasts between attitudes of reverence and exploitation.