Estelle Gautier is a South African artist dedicated to influencing attitudes and behaviours that contribute towards climate change. Through her art, work and studies, she discovered the extent of the devastating effects of climate change, particularly in developing countries where people are living in conditions of poverty and inequality. Estelle…
Josie Chambers is an artist and researcher focused on the intersection of art, social science, and radical imagination. Her work challenges traditional ideas of success, addressing the root causes of social-ecological crises through music, theatre, and mapping, inspiring collective engagement to reimagine just futures. Recent highlights include organizing the UtopiaArtPolitics Sessions, bringing together…
Hannelie Warrington-Coetzee (b. 1971, South Africa) is a Johannesburg-based South African visual artist and honorary research fellow at the Global Change Institute (WITS University). Her relational practice regularly centers on public shared spaces and landscapes, where she produces ephemeral to permanent interventions. Originating out of her respect and concern for…
EMPATHEATRE Could You Briefly Explain The Driving Force/Motivation Behind Your Work? I have always been driven by tending to the spaces of disconnection. I was very inspired by the artist Joseph Beuys who aimed to sculpt the ‘invisible materials’ between people and the world, and I honed in on empathy.…
Ambassador and CDO.ART Registry (art. art),Founder of Art&Tech Digital Agency TECH4.ART, expert, lecturer, and researcher in the field of Art & Culture Tech Could You Briefly Explain The Driving Force/Motivation Behind Your Work? For me, art is the primary force that influences the development of individuals who either already aspire…
Could You Briefly Explain The Driving Force/Motivation Behind Your Work? I seek to work with and understand the transformative power of art. My journey began with Forum Theatre in Brazil, where I observed firsthand how art can catalyze social change. I aim to harness this potential to create spaces for…
Dr. Shireen Rahimi is an Iranian/American filmmaker, marine scientist, freediving cinematographer, National Geographic Explorer, and founder of Lightpalace Productions, a full-service production company based in Miami. She uses visual storytelling to point to the beauty inherent in our emotional connections with the natural world. Dr. Rahimi has been featured as…
Paul Rosero Contreras is an artist inspired by the effervescence of life and its various manifestations—adaptation, resilience, hybridity, and mutualism. His work is a blend of artistic media and scientific methods, aimed at generating both information and knowledge. Paul engages in transformative change-making by intersecting his artistic pursuits with formal…
Written by Josh Harrison (representing the Center for the Study of the Force Majeure) Could you briefly explain the driving force/motivation behind your work? Our global motivation is to find ways to help return the world to ecological (and social) balance and to give back more to the life web…
In a world where science and activism strive to make a difference, there is a powerful force that we often overlook: artists. At Transformation Community, we firmly believe that artists play a vital role in shaping our society and driving positive change. Through their storytelling and creative expressions, artists have…
Could you briefly explain the driving force/motivation behind your work? The driving force behind the work of Sound Matters is the fact that people need to learn to bloody listen if we are to have a hope in hell of addressing the myriad crises we face. By listening, we don’t…
Interview What is the motivation behind your work? As an artist I’ve been obsessed with the climate emergency since 2001 and created Atelier21, when I met people from the Swiss IPCC in Lausanne. I was shocked when I realised that extreme weather conditions are coming and saw the inertia of society…
