CALM IN CRISIS
Marla Gaiser
Marla Gaiser
2023
Supervisors_ Prof. Jussi Ängeslevä, Prof. Jozef Legrand, Annika Unger
BA Graduation Project_ Marla Gaiser
BA Graduation Project_ Marla Gaiser
As the most global crisis, climate change requires all kinds of
activism. In almost all societies around the world, groups of different
cultures are trying to address change through activist methods and to
get policy makers to act. Climate change and the climate activism that
goes with it cause motivation, action but also stress for many people
who are in touch with the issue. Within one’s own engagement, one finds
oneself facing a seemingly endless mountain of work. On the other hand,
climate change itself triggers fears for the future, sadness and anger,
especially among people of the younger generation.
CALM IN CRISIS is meant to open up a space to deal with climate feelings. It explores the tasks and burdens that come with engaging in the climate crisis and how to deal with them
The various emotions can paralyse, but also release energies that are bundled into protest actions and demonstrations.
How is climate activism carried out? What are the stresses and motivations behind the work of young climate activists? How do we deal with the psychological stresses of climate change and how do we transform them into protests?
The objects in the CALM IN CRISIS series communicate scenarios of climate activism in different ways. In different contexts, the objects can be used as recreational tools, in a climate demonstration or to develop new forms of protest. In five different objects, situations of climate activism are visualised and made tangible. The individual objects convey different feelings that can be experienced in relation to the climate crisis.
Making the importance of climate activism visible is an essential part of CALM IN CRISIS, which aims to bring action to the foreground and counteract powerlessness.
CALM IN CRISIS is meant to open up a space to deal with climate feelings. It explores the tasks and burdens that come with engaging in the climate crisis and how to deal with them
The various emotions can paralyse, but also release energies that are bundled into protest actions and demonstrations.
How is climate activism carried out? What are the stresses and motivations behind the work of young climate activists? How do we deal with the psychological stresses of climate change and how do we transform them into protests?
The objects in the CALM IN CRISIS series communicate scenarios of climate activism in different ways. In different contexts, the objects can be used as recreational tools, in a climate demonstration or to develop new forms of protest. In five different objects, situations of climate activism are visualised and made tangible. The individual objects convey different feelings that can be experienced in relation to the climate crisis.
Making the importance of climate activism visible is an essential part of CALM IN CRISIS, which aims to bring action to the foreground and counteract powerlessness.
Text by Marla Gaiser
