Céline Cousteau & Lucy + Jorge Orta

The importance of the poles

The Foundation is broadening its field of exploration to include ecological issues through a series of online and in pair conversations "Creators facing the climate emergency". Artists, scientists and philosophers are invited to question today's world and imagine new narratives to draw more desirable futures:

Which commitment and responsibility do the artist and the philosopher have regarding this crisis?
How are artistic and writing practices impacted? Which behaviour should individually and collectively be implemented?
What new way to produce and display art while public engagement becomes increasingly immaterial?
Which vision and creativeness to be impulsed for reinventing tomorrow’s world?

Themes: Migratory flows, deforestation and water scarcity in the Amazon / The notion of frontier / Transmission to future generations / Indigenous peoples and the preservation of a right to territory / The climate passport of Lucy + Jorge Orta

Speakers

Céline Cousteau is an environmental activist and granddaughter of the famous explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau. As a documentary film director, producer, and presenter, Céline has worked with PBS, the Science and Discovery channels, France 3, and Chile's CNTV. She is the founder and executive director of CauseCentric Productions, creating cause-focused video and film content. She co-founded The Outdoor Film Fellowship, a non-profit which seeks to empower future generations of activist filmmakers, and creatives. She is ambassador for the TreadRight Foundation (which promotes ethical and sustainable travel experiences) and sits on the board of directors of the National Aquarium in Baltimore (USA). Céline was Council Member on Global Agenda Council of Oceans of the World Economic Forum, and recently completed the documentary, Tribes on The Edge, where she returns to the Javari Indigenous territory in the Brazilian Amazon after the Indigenous Peoples of the land asked her to tell their story to the world. On the occasion of the release of this film, she will be in dialogue with the artists duo Lucy + Jorge Orta.