One of the most crucial questions in the context of climate is our relation towards the deeper ecological processes. Since 2022, I have been working with more-than-human design, exploring my own relationship with plants and insects. I am specifically interested in what kind of transformative learning and becoming with do we need to experience to engage deeply with insects, plants and the broader ecological relationships they are part of. As the degradation of our planet continues, the problem does not seem to be in the lack of knowledge - we know what is happening and what we should do. What we lack is how to translate this abstract knowledge into a personal and relevant relationships, which would motivate us but also enable us to care for the places we live in and those inhabiting them. I am interested in this transformative change and how to enable it through more-than-human collaboration especially in urban contexts, where the majority of population in Sweden/Western countries is situated in cities. I see potential to build on combining my ongoing work with plants and insects, in line with with my competence in enabling collaboration. Drawing on creative and artistic approaches might enable this transformation as they enable different types of relating. I am currently exploring the following alternative: How to bring this ”artistic translatation” closer to civil society? How to engage with groups like children or young adults?

My artistic approach combines speculative and participatory methods with ”performance” and some visual techniques. I am not so interested (or skilled) in specialization in one specific technique or method, rather I am looking for how different techniques could help me bring about the necessary change.