Translations

Art and artistic research that are invested in raising awareness of and furthering climate justice often draw on two different sources of knowledge: (i) scientific data that document climate change and (ii) Indigenous, often spiritually imbued practices that offer models for acknowledging the voices of other species and recognizing the Rights of Nature; practices upon which the concept of climate justice was built (Hill et al. 2024). Both sources undergo significant changes in the process of becoming elements of artworks and ask for explanation and attentive perception. This project studies how such translations take place within various artistic research projects of JUST ART and traces convergences and conflicts. Mobilizing existing infrastructures (science-to-society exchange platforms), it aims to create sustainable channels of communication between scientists working on climate justice and artists who want to obtain reliable data for their artistic work and, conversely, helps scientists to connect with artists for creating public awareness through collaboration. The collaborative works of Mentor Artist Marjet Zwaan & Totomboti Artist Collective, which engage Indigenous concepts of the Samarakan, will serve as guidance for working with Indigenous knowledge and modes of doing and making (Smith [1999] 2021).