Open Fire

Open Fire is an immersive installation that tells the story of a planet ablaze, a story which is real and happens every year (take as an example Spain, Canada, Greece, Australia, Hawaii, Chile and Brazil, to name but a few). 

Join us for this exhibition opening and roundtable which will bring together citizen voices, experts and the artist in a debate on the climate crisis and fire. The event’s Q&A will be an important opportunity for you to share your own thoughts on how climate change, politics and fire have impacted natural and cultural landscapes, and also potential solutions. 

Panellists:

- interdisciplinary conservation scientist with expertize in the social equity dimensions of environmental governance, with a particular focus on tropical fire and Assistant Professor of Global Development and Climate Change, Tyndall Centre and School of Global Development, University of East Anglia, UK.

- Trustee of Winchester Action on the Climate Crisis (WinACC) and Green Party Councillor at Winchester City Council Hampshire Climate Action Network Trustee

- Visual artist, researcher and activist.

Chair:

- Co-convener. The Culture-Media-Text Research Centre, The University of Winchester.

* Open Fire is the recipient of the Royal Geographic Society / Earth Photo - Photoworks Award 2024, the POY Latam / Environment Photography Award 2023, The Brazil’s National Arts Foundation Marc Ferrez Photography Prize, and has been recently shortlisted for the Prix Photo Dahiden 2024.

** This event has been made possible through the UKRI Enhancing Research Culture Fund.

*** The Open Fire project was sponsored by Brazil's National Arts Foundation (Funarte) through its Marc Ferrez Photography Prize.

Host or Publisher Julio Molina