Teresa Sanz is a PhD researcher at Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), interested in the links between environmental humanities and socioecological systems. Her research work explores the potential of artistic and cultural expressions to foster the work of environmental movements, especially those involved in energy transitions. Teresa is also a performing artist, and has set up art projects in the public and private domain.
Read MoreWe sat down with photographer and artist Misha Vallejo to interrogate the role of audio-visual storytellers in environmental justice struggles and how specifically, the indigenous Sarayaku community uses digital tools to fight for their rights.
Read MoreAs part of a new interview-series with experts and practitioners in the fields of art and activism, we talked with Stephen Duncombe, Director and Co-Founder of the C4AA about the imaginative work of the Centre, the entanglements of art institutions with fossil-fuel companies, and his upcoming book “Art of Activism”, published with O/R Books.
Read MoreOn the 27th of August 2021, our team member Julian Willming participated in the 8th International Degrowth Conference in The Hague, Netherlands. He did so by holding the Performance Lecture “Beuys, Morris and the Artistic Turn in Degrowth Roots”. This innovative approach brought together art and science in order to present our research insights about the links between the work of Joseph Beuys and William Morris with international degrowth movements, which advocate for the reduction in GDP to create a healthy, just and ecologically sustainable living space on earth.
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