Climate Confessional: how can we talk differently about the climate crisis?
In collaboration with the Lorentz Center, Rijksmuseum Boerhaave organizes this Lorentz Lecture. Together we will map the emotional landscape of climate conversations, and uncover the thoughts and feelings that often remain beneath the surface of climate narratives.
In this lecture we will look at The Climate Confessional, an interactive performance that invites participants to reflect on their role in narratives about the climate crisis. Originally presented at two climate change conferences in 2023, this intervention reimagines the space of a confessional booth as a site for shared contemplation about major societal challenges we face. Join us for a conversation between the creators of the Climate Confessional and several artists and scientists who have experienced it.
This event is part of a week-long Lorentz workshops Art-Science for Radical Transformation, which brings together diverse artists, humanities scholars, and social scientists to reimagine the joint role of art and science to collectively respond to the climate crisis.
About the speaker/team:
Ekaterina Volkova is an artist and interactive media designer exploring critical making as a response to large-scale political issues. As a duo, together with Julien Thomas, she created The Climate Confessional. They have been working with the Dutch national climate delegation since early 2024 to explore dramaturgies of international climate negotiations. Their work looks into the scripts, spaces, and processes that produce (dis)agreement, and seeks strategies for alternative climate futures.
Practical information
When: Wednesday the 29th of January 2025, the lecture will be from 17.00 to 18.00 hrs, with a Q&A until 18.30. From 18.30 to 19.30 hrs. there’s a chance to stick around and have a drink. If you want to visit the museum we advise you to do so beforehand, the exhibit halls will close at 17.00 hrs.
Where: In the lecture hall of the museum.
Language: English.
Costs: Attending the lecture is free with a museum ticket (you can purchase a museum ticket at the museum desk, when you have a student card/Museumcard it’s completely free of charge).
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