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Our Time on Earth: Celebrating the power of creativity in an era of climate emergency

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Join us for an afternoon of talks and presentations celebrating creativity in an era of climate emergency, with contributions from many of the artists and collaborators featured in Our Time on Earth.

Hosted by Caroline Till and Kate Franklin and the Barbican, the symposium will unpack the key themes and ideas explored within Our Time on Earth, examining how the creative industries can help us shift from a human-centred to an Earth-centred mindset. Among the crucial questions our expert panels will face: How could our future societies look and feel if we more deeply respect the natural world and design for all species, not just our own?

Full Programme:

Reconnect
Shanti Faiia, Breathwork and healing practitioner
Ella Wiles, The Bio-Leadership Project

Radical Collaboration
Professor Henrietta L. Moore, Institute for Global Prosperity, University College London
Isabelle Landicho, The Earth Issue
Smith Mordak, Buro Happold

Tech That Connects
Ersin Han Ersin, Marshmallow Laser Feast
Jonathan Chippindale, Holition
Kim Boutin, DVTK

Exploring Materiality & Building Our Future
Etta Madete, Build X (pre-recorded)
Vinu Daniel, Wallmakers
Lisl du Toit, Universal Design Studio

The Future is Indigenous
Sônia Guajajara (pre-recorded)
Choose Earth Collective & Sam Roddick, Anna Murray, Marc Silver & Nina Gualinga

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