CLIMATE HOME
ART ＆ ACTIVISM

INTERVIEWS
WITH ARTIST

INDIE MAX

At Climate Home I created and co-directed a new theatre show called ‘Do you Mind?’ An exploration of mental well-being. We follow two athletes as they train both body and mind. Told through physical theatre and poetry. Through the work I wanted to raise awareness of mental wellness and climate anxiety. We put a spotlight on physical theatre as a medium for telling these stories.

I was interested in how as a society we have put an emphasis on 'grind culture' and improving mental health. Finding the balance between these, and the META for success. The aim was to have people reflect on what success looks like to them. Is the destination worth the journey? 

PIP BEATIE

At Climate Home I designed and created an installation of moving artworks in a series of workshops with members of the local community.

I posed the question 'what would you not want to lose because of climate change?' to fifty people to  create an artistic response to and help spread awareness about Climate Change. Creating fifty panels meant that each person from the local community could have their own canvas, space and time to create and think about climate change and spread their own message. And bringing all the panels together created a bigger impact on the viewer, and showed young children the power of visual art as a medium.

CLEOPATRA THOMPSON

I was a resident fashion designer throughout the making and running of Climate Home. Based in the craft zone I facilitated weekly workshops with kids around design and sustainability!

I was trying to introduce the fun into the beginning stages of designing for fashion and how we can reuse and recycle old clothes and scraps of fabric to create items and pieces of clothing - without buying anything new. Collaborating with other artists informed by own professional practice and facilitation skills. I loved the possibilities the festival offered and enjoyed being on hand to help out with other activities and events all the time.

INES YEARWOOD-SANCHEZ

I was the Resident Photographer of Climate Home. As an artist I was able to raise awareness of how we can create a more climate friendly world through documenting the events that took place. I showed that contributing towards making the world a better place can be accessible to everyone. I took pictures of the various events that took place, such as upcycling and poetry workshops, theatre productions and sustainable fashion shows, as well as the creation of Climate Home itself which was built with sustainable materials by young people for young people. Through this I showed a diverse range of people coming together to celebrate art, music, play and food in a climate friendly location.

I wanted to bring light to the Climate Crisis in a gentle but engaging way through my photography.

ROFEDA BOUGAGA 

My Climate Home commission was writing, directing and performing a reading of a new play called Why Men Call Me Difficult. As an artist I was able to raise awareness through Climate Home as there was a variety of different audiences I could speak to with my writing. I was trying to change people’s views of women in society by bringing to light how severe safety issues regarding women are. I was also trying to help people understand the impact that sexual assault has on women.