While participating in the Looping Masterclass earlier this year in July, Claire Tracey (my wonderful collaborator) suggested we put in an abstract for the GCCRP Climate Change Symposium.
Claire and I have produced a number of environmental/art performance projects over the years like The Wattle Festival ‘s Pop-Up ReCycle Shop (2013), Leki and the Ova (2014) and The Bio Bike: Your Future Thanks You (2018).
Recently, we have been workshopping our newest eco-performance idea.
It was our newest project’s conceptualization and development she thought would be an interesting addition to the GCCRP Climate Change Symposium program.
And of course – she was right!
So we put in an abstract and are presenting at the end of this week!
Griffith Climate Change Response Program (GCCRP) Climate Change Symposium.
The GCCRP Climate Change Symposium is a research forum where HDRers and Early Career Researchers from Griffith University share their discoveries, outcomes and innovations.
It is on at Griffith Uni Southbank Friday 24 August 2018, 9 am – 4 pm
The symposium features a range of research presentations that showcase the cross-cutting nature of climate change research.
The five key research themes are:
- Climate change impacts
- Climate change and food security
- Community engagement in climate change adaptation
- Climate change policy and theory
- Climate change and health
Our Symposium Abstract
Here is the abstract for the session Claire and I will be presenting:
Furthering climate change discourse and action through performative works
Presenters: Claire Tracey and Nina Ginsberg
Collaborators Claire Tracey (Visual Arts) and Nina Ginsberg (Education) use performance and audience engagement to communicate environmental issues. Through community art engagement, they aim to connect with local communities on an immediate level, furthering climate change discourse and action through performative works. Their work links Climate Change and Environment Science themes with performance, design and community- art interaction.
This research explores the intersection of climate change research and artistic interpretations of how to convey complex environmental issues to communities in a proactive and engaging manner. Their work seeks to increase community awareness about climate change issues in ways that are novel, participatory and educational. Their projects are informed by feedback from the engagement of the project itself, creating a direct relationship between the action and the sustainable and environmental issues that affect our immediate society.
The result of each performance interaction is offered with an open spirit- with the reception by the public to be determined in the moment as a collaborative process.
This session will outline a number of climate change projects we have undertaken to explain how theory and practice are enacted, using archetypes such as a feminine ecological shadow warrior, whose presence echoes of hope and perseverance derived from historical ideas of female protection, nurture, power and subversion.
About GCCRP
The Griffith Climate Change Response Program has been leading Griffith University’s research into climate change adaptation and mitigation since 2007.
GCCRP leads Griffith University’s research into climate change adaptation and mitigation.
As climate change issues cut across many fields of study its research projects are transdisciplinary. The program brings together the wealth of Griffith research expertise from across the University, enabling climate change problems to be addressed in a comprehensive manner.
GCCRP has successfully developed a number of strategic domestic, regional and international partnerships in the area of climate change adaptation and attracted significant external research funds.
The result is a growing portfolio of research and applied research projects where GCCRP works in collaboration with other research institutions, governments, international bodies, NGOs and communities to effectively understand, plan and respond to the adverse effects of a rapidly changing climate.
GCCRP now has a strong platform from which Griffith University’s research and expertise can influence the climate change policies, plans and actions required for effective adaptation and mitigation.
I’m excited to be part of this discussion!
I’ll let you know how Claire and I go!