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22 – 25 June 2023
A free 4-day festival held in the Wellcome Collection exploring the deep connections between mental health and ecosystem health. Performances, food, workshops, music, films, talks and more were held to ceate a sensory, communal, and reflective sharing as the culmination of two years of exploration as part of our research residency in the Hub.
The programme was created by our network across the Arctic, India, Kenya, Thailand, Uganda and the UK.
Produced by Unbox Cultural Futures and Invisible Flock.
Performances
Faqir Zulfiqar, Sindh folk musician at Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. Featuring in the image: Performance of Faqir Zulfiqar playing Borindo instrument made by master potter Allah Jurio. © Image courtesy of Kathleen Arundell.
Workshops
Coffee with Swae workshop at Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. Featuring in the image: Siwakorn Odochao, founder of Lazy Man Coffee. © Image courtesy of Franky Murray Brown.
Installations
Forum installation Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. Featuring in the image: Audience engagement with Stories of Entanglement exhibition.© Image courtesy of Kathleen Arundell.
Workshops
Food as Adaptation workshop at Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. Featuring in the image: Vishalakshi Padmanabhan, founder of Buffalo Back Collective, in Bangalore, India. © Image courtesy of Franky Murray Brown.
Discussions
View of keynote speaker in auditorium at Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. Featuring in the image: Environmentalist and Philosopher who coined ‘Solastalgia’ Glenn Albrecht. © Image courtesy of Franky Murray Brown.
Workshops
Weaving Land and Health Workshop at Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. Featuring in the image: Sylvia Kokunda, (CEO of Action for Batwa Empowerment Group). © Image courtesy of Franky Murray Brown.
Performances
"In the End of This World" performance at Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. Featuring in the image: Jenni Laiti (Sámi artist) stands before audience with poster as part of performance piece. © Image courtesy of Franky Murray Brown.
Performances
"In the End of This World" performance at Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. Featuring in the image: Still of film during performance piece. © Image courtesy of Franky Murray Brown.
Workshops
Food as Adaptation workshop at Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. Featuring in the image: Vishalakshi Padmanabhan, founder of Buffalo Back Collective, in Bangalore, India. © Image courtesy of Franky Murray Brown.
Installations
Forum installation Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. Featuring in the image: Installation view of Forum exhibition, Stories of Entanglement at Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. © Image courtesy of Franky Murray Brown.
Discussions
"Stories as Evidence" discussion at Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. Featuring in image: Audience members clap during opening of talk. © Image courtesy of Franky Murray Brown.
Dialogues
Virran Mukana sound recording demonstration as part of Dialogue series at Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. Featuring in the image: Chris Watson, freelance composer and sound recordist. © Image courtesy of Franky Murray Brown.
Installations
Forum installation Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. Featuring in the image: Audience engagement with Stories of Entanglement exhibition.© Image courtesy of Kathleen Arundell.
Installations
'Microtonal', an installation at the Crypt Gallery at Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. © Image courtesy of Franky Murray Brown.
Discussions
Samrawit Gougsa, Dr. Nicole Redvers and Sylvia Kokunda at Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. Featuring in the image: Batwa Storytelling Workshop . © Image courtesy of Franky Murray Brown.
Workshops
Coffee with Swae workshop at Land Body Ecologies Festival in
Wellcome Collection. Featuring in the image: Siwakorn
Odochao, founder of Lazy Man Coffee. © Image courtesy of
Franky Murray Brown.
Wellcome Collection. Featuring in the image: Siwakorn
Odochao, founder of Lazy Man Coffee. © Image courtesy of
Franky Murray Brown.
Discussions
Featuring in the image: Bharat Mirle speaks at Festival Discussion: “Expressing the Ecological Crisis”.© Image courtesy of Franky Murray Brown
Installations
Installation view of Forum exhibition, Stories of Entanglement at
Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. Centre
stage is live Ogiek hive-building by craftsman John Sironga,
from the Mau Hub, Kenya. (Ogiek Peoples' Development
Program (OPDP); background: bark fabric made by Eliphazi Kapere from the Bwindi Hub, Uganda. © Image courtesy of Kathleen Arundell.
Land Body Ecologies Festival in Wellcome Collection. Centre
stage is live Ogiek hive-building by craftsman John Sironga,
from the Mau Hub, Kenya. (Ogiek Peoples' Development
Program (OPDP); background: bark fabric made by Eliphazi Kapere from the Bwindi Hub, Uganda. © Image courtesy of Kathleen Arundell.
Workshops
Coffee with Swae workshop at Land Body Ecologies Festival in
Wellcome Collection. Featuring in the image: Siwakorn
Odochao, founder of Lazy Man Coffee. © Image courtesy of
Franky Murray Brown.
Wellcome Collection. Featuring in the image: Siwakorn
Odochao, founder of Lazy Man Coffee. © Image courtesy of
Franky Murray Brown.
Workshops
Featuring in the image: Audience engagement with Reimagining Conservation policy.© Image courtesy of Franky Murray Brown
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