Guest Blog: Ecological thoughts on ‘Methods for Ecocritical Art History’ (Smith and Patrizio) by Sarah Craske

Planetary consciousness without embodiment As I write, I think of the photograph now known as Earthrise,[1] taken by William Anders during Apollo 8 on 24 December 1968, as the first crewed spacecraft circumnavigated the Moon. The image has long been read academically as helping to catalyse environmental consciousness by presenting Earth as single, bounded, fragile,... Continue Reading →

AWAKENING: See Spirit – Djunnung Djanga – Faic Anum, 29th-31st July 2026, Bellahouston Park

We are all one people of this planet, and our primary role is caretaker of each other and boodja [Earth] Mitchella Hutchins As part of the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026 Festival, the artists Vivian Brockman Webb, Mitchella Hutchins and Elaine Clocherty will be leading the creation of an artwork and holding a series of conversations... Continue Reading →

The tipping points…

https://adcochrane.wordpress.com/2026/05/19/they-came-for-the-environmental-protesters-now-they-are-coming-for-you/?page_id=3645 At the same time the UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) published (19 May 2026) a 'Rapid Response' summary entitled 'What are climate tipping points and how might they affect the UK?'. This summary of environmental research follows on from the National Security Briefing published by the UK Government entitled 'Global biodiversity... Continue Reading →

Guest review: Some kind of love – actions and reactions to living on a damaged planet

Exhibition review by Dave Pritchard Cull (part of Fire Complex). Video and audio installation. Photo: Dave Pritchard “It’s past the size of dreaming” declared Cleopatra, in a different story of love[1] – but as efforts to grapple with enormities go, the exhibition reviewed here (and however/wherever it may next ripple onwards) is a gem that... Continue Reading →

Earth Climate Scotland – Viviana Cecchia

Recording of Viviana's presentation which focuses on her unique perspective on 'the ecological turn', a move towards a more ecologically connected art institution, one that can expand towards multispecies understanding. https://vimeo.com/1121159934 Viviana Checchia is currently Director of Void Art Centre in Derry, where she instigated a living practice of Social Permaculture. Viviana is also Co-Director... Continue Reading →

Guest Essay: Cabrach Reconnections, an art project investigating how people live in a specific place

This photoessay has been developed by the artists Mary Bourne and Lynne Strachan to highlight the Cabrach Reconnections project, started in 2021 and ongoing. You can follow @cabrachreconnections on Instagram. For details of the event on Sat 14 June 2025, see below the story. Introduction The Cabrach is a remote depopulated area of desolate beauty... Continue Reading →

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