Episode Synopsis "Borealis Samtale Episode 4: Climate Crisis and the Arts"

Borealis: Samtale is a new podcast exploring the conversation archives of Borealis – a festival for experimental music in Bergen, Norway. What role does art play in our understanding of the climate crisis, and what responsibility do our cultural institutions have? Borealis brings together researchers Thomas Spengler and Nele Meckler from the University of Bergen and the Bjerknes Center for Climate Research, Lucia Pietroiusti - curator of the winner of the Golden Lion during the 58th Venice Biennale, Sun & Sea - and artist and professor at the Art Acedemy in Bergen, Frans Jacobi . The panel discusses how to value global culture, and at the same time try to reduce the climate impact such a culture has, reflect on the risk of apathy and satiety in the encounter with art that deals with the concept of climate, and talk about how scientific research and the artistic field can work together to combat climate change denial. The conversation connects different threads of climate thinking that show through some of the concerts at this year's festival, such as Next Step - Climate in collaboration with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, the University of Bergen and the Bjerknes Center, and Sun & Sea - The Scandinavian premiere of the opera about the climate crisis set to a false, indoor sandy beach, gaining wide recognition as it won last years Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale. The talk is presented in collaboration with University of Bergen, Bjerknessenteret for klimaforskning og Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek. Supported by Fritt Ord.

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