The role of the artist in a world of imminent breakdown

We live in a world of throwaway culture, where we don’t anymore know the provenance of things. This makes it easier to not care for them. But if we don’t care for the objects we cannot care for the people who made them and for the environment they were made in.

The talk considered how can artists through making, exploration of sustainable materials and exchange of skills encourage a cultural shift towards environmental stewardship, care for each other and the interconnectedness with the nature.

The talk was part of the OurHouse festival, which brought together a series of international speakers for talks, workshops, exhibitions and performances at Camberwell College of Arts and Central Saint Martins (CSM), University of the Arts London (UAL) from 22 – 25 October 2019. The festival represents the culmination of a year-long pedagogic project at both colleges.