Public lecture 'Climate Confessional: how can we talk differently about the climate crisis?'

In collaboration with Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, the Lorentz Center organizes this public lecture.

Together we will map the emotional landscape of climate conversations, and uncover the thoughts and feelings that often remain beneath the surface of climate narratives.

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.

About the speaker/team:

Ekaterina Volkova is an artist and interactive media designer exploring critical making as a response to large-scale political issues. As a duo, 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.

When: Wednesday 29 January 2025, 17.00 - 18.30 (drinks afterwards)

Where: Rijksmuseum Boerhaave,  Lange Sint Agnietenstraat 10, Leiden

Costs: free with a museum ticket or student card/Museumcard 

Register: you can register on the website of Boerhaave

This event is part of the workshop Unlocking the Imagination: Art-Science for Radical Transformation.