What can we learn from the natural world and our fellow species? During this Living Nature 2021 event, Casey Camp-Horinek, Simon Starling, Jonathan Baillie, and Swati Thiyagarajan explore this question.
Casey Camp-Horinek, Simon Starling, Jonathan Baillie, and Swati Thiyagarajan, an inspiring collection of artists, scientists, and Indigenous leaders, deep dive into their personal experiences of learning from life’s inter-relational ecosystems.
Thank you to our inspiring panel:
- Casey Camp-Horinek, a tribal Councilwoman of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, an Emmy award-winning actor and internationally renowned environmental activist.
- Simon Starling, a Turner Prize-winning artist whose practice spans a wide variety of media, including film, installation and photography.
- Jonathan Baillie, CEO of On the EDGE Conservation and President of the Board of NATURAL STATE. Former Director of Conservation Programmes at the Zoological Society of London.
- Swati Thiyagarajan, environmental journalist and filmmaker. Associate Producer of My Octopus Teacher.
- Hosted by Anjana Khatwa, an Earth Scientist bringing stories about the origins and formation of natural landscapes to life.
Living Nature is a new event programme exploring the future of human relationships with nature through a lens of art, science, and Indigenous wisdom. Co-hosted by Flourishing Diversity and Invisible Dust in partnership with Synchronicity Earth and the British Library.
“What nature teaches you is that there is no ‘other’. It’s one entwined massive tapestry. Every thread flowing into another thread, holding this beautiful picture together. And there is absolutely no way to separate that and go ‘you are that’ and ‘I am this’.”
–Swati Thiyagarajan
