Art attack: why getting creative about climate change makes sense - 0 views

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  #1 dcarn261 on 09 Oct 13

   

  ach of us, sometime and somewhere in our lives, has been profoundly moved by a piece of art; a song, a poem, a book, a painting or a film. The values and desires inherent here become absorbed into our psyche, they inform our response, and are embedded to form the person we can be and the societies we construct.
  
  With this notion Cape Farewell has, since 2001, been collaborating with the world's leading climate scientists and our most influential artists to create a cultural response to climate change. Climate change is a by-product of our over stimulated complex societies. The solution is not complex: replace our energy supply, currently dependent on burning coal, oil and gas, with something a little more sophisticated and environmentally friendly. So far we haven't figured out how to do this.
  
  We believe climate change is a cultural, social and economic challenge, and we have to move beyond the scientific and rational debate to address it. By bringing together artists, scientists, communicators and cultural opinion formers, we endeavour to develop creative 'works' that act as a catalyst for change. Using creativity to innovate, we engage artists, writers, poets, musicians and filmmakers for their ability to evolve and amplify a creative language, communicating - on an emotional level and on a human scale - the urgency of the global climate challenge.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">ach of us, sometime and somewhere in our lives, has been profoundly moved by a piece of art; a song, a poem, a book, a painting or a film. The values and desires inherent here become absorbed into our psyche, they inform our response, and are embedded to form the person we can be and the societies we construct. <br /> <br /> With this notion Cape Farewell has, since 2001, been collaborating with the world's leading climate scientists and our most influential artists to create a cultural response to climate change. Climate change is a by-product of our over stimulated complex societies. The solution is not complex: replace our energy supply, currently dependent on burning coal, oil and gas, with something a little more sophisticated and environmentally friendly. So far we haven't figured out how to do this. <br /> <br /> We believe climate change is a cultural, social and economic challenge, and we have to move beyond the scientific and rational debate to address it. By bringing together artists, scientists, communicators and cultural opinion formers, we endeavour to develop creative 'works' that act as a catalyst for change. Using creativity to innovate, we engage artists, writers, poets, musicians and filmmakers for their ability to evolve and amplify a creative language, communicating - on an emotional level and on a human scale - the urgency of the global climate challenge.</div>

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