ARTISTIC PROJECTS

In this second chapter, we would like to present the most artistic part of the reader, introducing you to some artistic projects. These projects use the power of arts as a way to raise awareness about climate change, highlighting the impacts of it through music and art representations. As the last presented paper, “Art for the Planet’s Sake” from Hannah van den Bergh, underlines: “the art touches a part that science alone cannot reach”.

The first article of this section is “An Interview with Laurie Goldman” from Amy Brandy, Artists and Climate Change, March 2020. Laurie Goldman is the Director of Public Engagement at The ClimateMusic Project, an organisation bringing together scientists, composers, musicians and other creators to compose and perform music inspired by climate science.

Following the first one, we have the article “Melting Ice” from Pamela Burnard, February 2018, addressing the impacts of climate change through an intercultural performance called “Melting Ice”. The project is approaching the topic from the choreographic practice and performance as a radical harmony or solubility of the body in all that we do not call the body.

The last article of the section is “Art for the Planet’s Sake” from Hannah van den Bergh, IETM & COAL, November 2015. It presents contemporary arts models and best practices which tackle environmental issues and advocate for change. The publication calls the reader to reflect on the intersection of arts and the environment, underlining which barriers hinders us and why it is hard to act towards environmental sustainability.

Brady, A. (2020) An Interview with Laurie Goldman, Artists and Climate Change: building earth connections Link: https://artistsandclimatechange.com/2020/03/03/an-interview-withlaurie-goldman/