CLIMATE CONVERSATION 2024: CUT-UP COLLAGE

In December 2024, we hosted a Climate Conversation - one a series of events happening across Wales.

These events aim to inform future Welsh Government decision making around climate action.

Creative practitioner Lucy Smith created a cut-up collage based on the Global Gardens conversation facilitated...

Dissolving words: a cut-up collage of 2024 Climate Conversations

Business as usual is not an option.

flooding, power cuts, extreme weather, unsafe water

panic buying, isolation, climate anxiety

generally: unprepared

communities next to rivers/sea/coal waste heaps/valleys

sanctuary seekers and refugees

housing and economic inequality

those who are easily cut off

no phones or internet

farmers and others dependent on the land

prepare

community hubs

places of safety

generators, food, clothing, water and warmth

a ‘climate bomb shelter’

We have everything we need, we just need to share it fairly.

relocalise

localise democracy

localise economies

localise food production

localise energy production

community level media by and for the people - share local information: passable roads, shops with milk, areas without power

Strengthening our communities strengthens our resilience.

plan resilience

resources

lobby for change

represent community projects

support climate change action ambassadors

Nothing is forever.

imagine and create

diverse approaches

we need more information

business as usual is not an option

what will we do with our conversations?

and to the government: what are you doing with them?

these words dissolve

if we leave them hanging in the air too long