I do this through movement, through dialogues, collective writing, singing, breath-work and how I edit the film. Through this filmmaking process, I am seeking to activate a heightened sensitivity towards the element of Air, both in me and in the people participating in the film. While being here on this magical Island, I am deepening my process with a video installation titled Holding our Breath, which I have been working on for several months now. Madeleine Kate McGowan at BIRCA, Bornholm. Becoming grass, moving with air, scratching coal, setting on fire. Through the artistic explorations here, we are actively engaging ourselves in our multi-species-communities. The place is called BIRCA (Bækkenlund International Residency Center for Artists) and the residency is called The Climate Crucible. It is a farm which is not functioning as a farm anymore, but where the stables have been turned into artist living quarters studios and ateliers for the creation os experimental art. Photo: Madeleine Kate McGowanĪt the moment I am finding my community on the Danish Island of Bornholm, where a circle of women, artists, dancers, filmmakers, protectors, activists – all dealing actively with issues related to the climate crisis, are gathered on an old farm.
From left: Amanda Tonna, Ana Baumann, Josie Dale-Jones, Tanya Montan Rydell and Linh Le. Some of The Climate Crucible artists in action. And not merely human communities, but also making kin and thus bridging into our other-than-human communities. According to one of my favourite contemporary voices, Naomi Klein, strengthening community is one of the core tasks and skills of today. For our emotional, spiritual and physical survival – as a part of living on a damaged planet. One way of exploring an answer to this question could be – through strengthening community.īeing alive at the moment calls for strong communities.
Poet and author Ocean Vuong writes: “ How do we live a life worthy of our breath?”. Filmmaker Amanda Tonna, in interaction with coal. The following text is a diary by in-house artist Madeleine Kate McGowan, who was one of the Danish participants. On the Danish Island of Bornholm, a community of women, artists and activists were invited to join forces as a part of The Climate Crucible – a two week artist residency at BIRCA (Bækkelund International Residency Center for Artists) supported by the Danish Arts Council, involving artists from Mexico, Australia, Sweden, Denmark, United Kingdom, Malta and Paraguay.
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