Solastalgia and identity : Can we be homesick while still at home?
with anne-sophie lorange
This artist talk will discuss and present her artistic research focusing on solastalgia, nostalgia and identity connected to our environment and the ongoing climate crisis.
Solastalgia is a new word for climate homesickness coined by philosopher Glenn Albrecht in 2005. The concept gives meaning to the distress felt by ongoing environmental changes. She will discuss a sense of homesickness while still at home due to the ongoing climate crisis through various paintings, drawings and outdoor installations. How is one's lived experience of environmental change effecting us, inner and outer landscapes, and can we still find hope for the future?
session goals
Gaining a deeper understanding of solastalgia, nostalgia and identity
Studying the role of art as a medium for expressing emotions and experiences related to environmental distress
Analyzing how paintings, drawings and installations can convey complex narratives
Schedule
1: Introduction to Solastalgia and Climate Homesickness (7.5 mins)
What solastalgia is and its trajectory of origin
The complex psychic and emotional toll taken from the climate crisis in particular that is individual and collective
2: Art as a Medium for Expressing Environmental Distress (7.5 mins)
Art's role to emote and express the climate crisis
How paintings, drawings, and instillations can play a role, foster emotional connections in times of crisis? And seek more meanings, helping us understand things that are too big to understand
3: Short presentation of parts of the artist’s creative practice (30 mins)
An exploration of solastalgia, nostalgia, and identity in the midst of the ongoing climate crisis
How the artist is personally connected to and affected by changes in the environment.
Inner and outer landscapes: The impact of environmental change. Thinking about how human experiences and emotions are interconnected with the environment
4: Conclusion and group discussion. Coping mechanisms for living with solastalgia and finding hope for the future (15 mins)
Bio
Anne Sophie Lorange is a visual artist based in Oslo, Norway, focusing on painting, drawing and outdoor installations. Her artistic practice delves into themes of nostalgia, identity, trauma and solastalgia. With a bilingual background from the US and Norway, holding two master's degrees - a MSc from BI, Oslo and an MFA from the Univeristy of Plymouth. Her work has been shown in various museums in Norway and juried exhibitions in Norway, Berlin, and the US.