Could individual and collective acts of listening help to heal communities and ecosystems?
The Body Listens invites artists and members of the public to participate in a community art project
that focuses on listening and mending as acts of ecological solidarity and collective healing.
that focuses on listening and mending as acts of ecological solidarity and collective healing.
COMMUNITY PROJECT
Community members can participate in The Body Listens by signing up for a free listening kit (which contains a listening band (a prepared piece of cloth), and other stitching supplies). The listening bands will be stitched by individual community members while listening to the sounds of nature. Participants can stitch the band with anything that reflects their experience of listening. The finished bands will be returned by mail and will become part of a community art project, which includes an outdoor textile installation and performance by the artist Connie Morey.
The Body Listens is part of Engage with Nature-Based Solutions through the Arts, in partnership with Dr. Kris Dubrawski and Dr. Maleea Acker from the University of Victoria, and is funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada. For more information on the inspiring work being done through ENBS visit this link.
The Body Listens is part of Engage with Nature-Based Solutions through the Arts, in partnership with Dr. Kris Dubrawski and Dr. Maleea Acker from the University of Victoria, and is funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada. For more information on the inspiring work being done through ENBS visit this link.
WHY LISTENING?
Listening is a form of attentiveness. When we actively listen, we are open and present. This impacts our physiology in positive ways. It also opens us up to receive information from the world, and increases our receptivity and connection with those we listen to and with. This is not only true of listening to humans but also when we listen to nature. When we feel connected to the communities and ecosystems we are a part of, we have a greater capacity to engage with empathy and compassion.
PROJECT PARTNERS
Christina Morey
Knotty by Nature
Camosun College
The University of Victoria
Dr. Maleea Acker
Dr. Kris Dubrawski
Environment and Climate Change Canada
The Body Listens is a studio project initiated and organized by artist Connie Michele Morey.
Knotty by Nature
Camosun College
The University of Victoria
Dr. Maleea Acker
Dr. Kris Dubrawski
Environment and Climate Change Canada
The Body Listens is a studio project initiated and organized by artist Connie Michele Morey.
The Body Listens takes place on the unceded territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Kosapsum) and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples. The organizers of the project stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities by actively listening and learning about local Indigenous cultures, taking action to address the ongoing impacts of colonialism, and by acknowledging Indigenous rights to sovereignty as caretakers of these lands.
