Mission Statement for LAX LAB 2.0 now online

The Mission Statement for the new LAX LAB 2.0 | school of climate fiction is now published online. This is the first project by the Institute for Art& Environment.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of LAX LAB 2.0 | school of climate fiction is to build community and serve as an educational resource for climate fiction while cultivating hope, inspiring social change, and deepening engagements between art and climate change.

LAX LAB 2.0 is led with five central methodologies and values at heart, prioritising creative, collaborative, inclusive, and intersectional approaches.

MISSION
Community and educational resource dedicated to the stories and worlds of climate fiction

Cultivating hope, inspiring social change, and deepening engagements between art and climate change

METHODOLOGIES & VALUES
Collaborative, open, and participatory research project that hosts a climate fiction book club, artist talks, and other activities

Co-designed curriculum designed by collectively engaging with literature through the lens of climate change

Crafting new ways of thinking, conversing, and co-creating knowledge about climate change through the arts

Creative approaches that centre experimentation and playfulness, openly challenging academic research norms

Commitment to inclusion and diversity, ensuring representation of diverse voices, prioritising accessibility, intersectionality, and climate justice