Climate crisis, extractivism and social art practice in Shetland

Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Oral presentation

Description

Communities in the northern and Arctic region are connected through shared experience of
global societal threats, such as the climate crisis. While there is no straightforward solution
to this threat, predominant methods being employed to decarbonise the planet do not necessarily benefit geographically remote communities. This presentation considered extractivism in the Shetland context. This term is most often understood in relation to large- scale, profit-driven operations for the extraction of natural resources for capital export (Chagnon et al, 2022). It offers a framework to analyse the intensive extraction of nature for export and profit (Serapina, 2023). I examined the most recent work (2023) in my ongoing research project, Landscape in Pain, through the lens of extractivism. Landscape in Pain is a multi-layered visual and social response to construction of the industrial scale Viking Energy Wind Farm in Shetland. The project aims to make visible the extractivist principles and practices which threaten to destabilise communities such as Shetland through industrialisation and exploitation of natural resources in the drive to tackle the climate crisis.
Period15 Nov 2023
Event titleRelate North 2023: Beyond Borders
Event typeConference
LocationUmeå, SwedenShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • extractivism
  • climate crisis
  • landscape in pain
  • Shetland
  • social art practice

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