Overview
Communities are at the forefront of climate innovation. This artistic research project aims to capture and convey how cities and hubs across the globe are transforming to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
FEEL TO ACT PROJECT 2025
Research Question
How can cities utilize community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) to document, analyze, and enhance community-led climate adaptation strategies while creating cultural climate capacity?
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In three poses, shape three memories that are core to your cultural identity.
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What does inner systems transformation in you look like?
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Demonstrate a wave of biophilia rippling through your city.
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Enact one positive process that you could commit to over the next month related to prompt number two.”
Prompts
EMBODIMENT ACTIVITY
How to play:
Step 1: Find a partner.
Step 2: Assign roles creatively.* (The Sculptor or The Mirror)
Step 3: Be a safe space.
Instructions: The Sculptor selects a prompt to embody. The Mirror reflects the Sculptor's movements. Play a round, then switch roles.
Scope & Duration
100 Cities
10 Months
1 Behavioral Action
Visual
Ethnography
Methodology
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Photography/Video Recording: Film photographs and recorded videos of participants during the embodiment activity.
Observation: Researching Artist(s) observe and take notes on participant movements and interactions.
Interviews/Affinity Groups: Informal conversations, affinity groups, and interviews to provide context for the visual data.
