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Artist talk together with Qi Tan
As part of my artist residency at Velferden in Sokndal, Norway, I will be participating in an artist talk together with Qi Tan. We will be talking about our past work, what we are currently working on while at Velferden, and more!
![Velferden Winter Residency — Avgang/Deponi [Waste/Deposit]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65c10d1911b5b56128ef3f16/1737117632441-1QV1JCWIXFMNADGH173A/Velferden-Waste-Deposit.jpg)
Velferden Winter Residency — Avgang/Deponi [Waste/Deposit]
I have the honour of being one of the artists participating in the Winter Residency at Velferden in the municipality of Sokndal on the west coast of Norway.

Join a discussion on Open Throat by Henry Hoke on 21 November, 22 November, or 23 November 2024
Get your tickets to the second LAX LAB 2.0 book club discussion on Thursday, 21 November 2024 at 16:00, Friday, 22 November 2024 at 16:00, or Saturday, 23 November 2024 at 14:00 (Oslo time — GMT+1).
Introduction to critical urban photography
Creative Practice Research Group (closed event but invitation can be requested)
11 November 2024
Oslo Metropolitan University
Oslo, Norway

grounded symposium: multidisciplinary forays into gardens, waste, and eco-art
Stepped out of my comfort zone and into the world of musicology and environmental humanities for the grounded symposium: multidisciplinary forays into gardens, waste, and eco-art.

Time for the second book in the LAX LAB 2.0 climate fiction book club
Yes, it's time! Keep reading to find out more about the second book in the LAX LAB 2.0 climate fiction book club.

Sneak peek at our second climate fiction book club pick
Are you getting curious about the next LAX LAB 2.0 book club pick? Keep reading to find out more ...

New essay published on Medium about the arts of futuring
Check out my latest essay on the future and The Future by Catherine Leroux with input from the LAX LAB 2.0 community.

Greenlight Triennale: The Curse of an Unstoppable Appetite
I recently had the privilege to once again travel to Skien and Porsgrunn in the Telemark region of Norway for the most inspiring event: the opening of the Greenlight Triennale exhibitions.

New article under development about original LAX LAB book club
Get a sneak peak at a new publication about the original LAX LAB book club.

Join a discussion on The Future by Catherine Leroux with the LAX LAb 2.0 community on 30 July 2024
Get your tickets to the first LAX LAB 2.0 book club discussion on Tuesday, 30 July 2024 at 16:00 CEST.

First book in the LAX LAB 2.0 climate fiction book club announced
Yes, it's time! Keep reading to find out more about the first book in the LAX LAB 2.0 climate fiction book club.

An introduction to urban artistic activism
The Curse of an Unstoppable Appetite
Pubseminar, Greenlight Triennale
10 June 2024, 13:00—17:00
Karjolen Pub
Folkets hus, Sverresgate 19, 3921 Porsgrunn, Norway

Sneak peek at the first LAX LAB 2.0 climate fiction book club read
Are you getting curious about what might be the first LAX LAB 2.0 climate fiction book club pick? Keep reading to find out more ...

Mission Statement for LAX LAB 2.0 now online
Read the Mission Statement for the new LAX LAB 2.0 | school of climate fiction, the first project by the Institute for Art & Environment.

Help build the LAX LAB 2.0 | school of climate fiction library
What is a school without a library?
One of the goals of LAX LAB 2.0 | school of climate fiction is to become an educational resource for all things climate fiction. To achieve that goal, I would like to build an online library together with you.

Art + Activism = ARTIVISM — Talk and panel discussion led by Emma Arnold
KunstFest vol. 5: Artivism
20 April 2024, 18:00—23:59
Østfold Internasjonale Teater — Østfold International Theatre
Dokka 3A, 1671 Kråkerøy (Fredrikstad), Norway

Pussy Riot-Diana comes to Fredrikstad
16 April 2024
The Institute for Art & Environment gets a mention in Norwegian newspaper Fredrikstad Blad in an article on Diana Burkot from Pussy Riot and the programming for the upcoming event on artivism at Østfold International Theatre.

First LAX LAB 2.0 community discussion is open
The first LAX LAB 2.0 climate fiction community discussion is now live on Substack.
Sign up and join the conversation. Tell us about your favourite books, what climate fiction you recommend, and what you would like to read together.