Sustainable Earth 2021 – University of Plymouth

As part of the arts hub Deep Earth Synergies in Cornwall UK, Dominika had the great pleasure to give a presentation at the Sustainable Earth Forum. Hosted by the University of Plymouth the event took place online from June 24-25, 2021. What an event with over 1100 attendees! Dominika discussed the topic Art as Catalyst for Inclusive Climate Cross-Collaboration.

See also the abstract here:

The traditional two-dimensional transfer of knowledge does not seem to be the most efficient way of raising climate awareness and triggering pro-environmental behaviour. People rarely act upon data and facts received. The abstract notion of climate on a time-space continuum further separates the dangerously envisioned future scenario from current realities, which makes climate change inaccessible. Research reveals how interrelation aspects between humans and the possibility of ‘sensing’ climate change are necessary triggers for an active participation in the debate and action. The arts and creative processes have the potential to tap those missing gaps and induce knowledge through embodied experience, imagination and intangible communication. To put those actions into motion we need open spaces of interaction, collaboration and exchange. Silo-like approaches in science and the industry make shared exploration and relational encounters difficult. The cross-sectoral arts hub Deep Earth Synergies is thus introducing new, inclusive collaboration methods between those entities through the arts. The cross-sectoral interaction congruently reveals the cross-sectoral dependency in regards to resources, science, society and climate. Each step has a consequence for the other sectors. The presentation will draw upon the arts as an effective enabler of those spaces, generating new forms of ‘knowledge’ that draw upon nexus thinking approaches. The arts as a conduit for society provokes connectivity to earth and innovation and might effectively spark collectively envisioned desirable futures.