Climate Confessional: how can we talk differently about the climate crisis? | 29 January 2025 | 17:00 | Rijksmuseum Boerhaave (Leiden)
In collaboration with Pathways to Sustainability at Utrecht University, ReCNTR would like to announce this public event as part of our upcoming Lorentz Center workshop Unlocking the Imagination: Art-Science for Radical Transformation.
The event will feature a lecture and Q&A followed by drinks.
Date & Time
29th January 2025
Location: Lecture Hall, Rijksmuseum Boerhaave (Lange St. Agnietenstraat 10
2312 WC Leiden)
17:00 -18:00 Lecture
18:00 -18:30 Q&A
18:30 – 19:30 Drinks
Lorentz Lecture: Climate Confessional
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. 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.
Costs: Free with a museum ticket or student card/Museumcard or you can purchase a museum ticket at the museum desk.
Image credit: Ekaterina Volkova
