The current environmental meta issues sometimes push us humans to jump straight to the solution mode without realising that before solutions can be formed and applied, there are first relationships to be built.
How could problems be solved if we skipped the relationship-building process? How can we have a healthy relationship before we heal? How can we care for the earth if we do not have healthy relationships with nature and the ecosystem?
This artistic research is a rendering of reflections and materials that contain various experiences and stories connected to personal and collective attempts to restate the local landscape, ecosystem, and community through creative and artistic practices of building a healthy relationship with the earth. A relationship that promotes environmental awareness and stewardship by integrating diverse aspects like mental well-being and the imaginative integration of renewable energy into our daily lives and rituals. For me, to focus on transforming the mindset by building relationships is a non-traditional act of activism.
