Solastalgia Gallery and Experience

As part of The Sustainable Living Festival 2021, you are invited to participate in an Eco-Art experience and virtual gallery

"Solastalgia occurs with the degradation of our place and a sense of place"

Glenn Albrecht, an Australian environmental researcher and philosopher created the term solastalgia. Solastalgia is the feeling of homesickness, sadness and loss you have "when you are still located within your home environment".

This ECO-ART EXPERIENCE contains 3 parts:

Participants engage in the self-guided Eco-Art experience provided. (ecopsychology practice and eco-art creative expression) The instructions are sent in the booking email.
Share an image or 2 (per participant) of your creative expression and a short reflection about the experience by Wednesday 24th February
Join the online gathering to share experiences and view the gallery. (OPTIONAL ATTENDANCE) Thursday 25th February 2021 7-9pm (2-hrs)

PARTICIPANTS: Suitable for 16+.

BOOKING/FEES: Sliding Scale: $10, 20 or $30. 100% of profits are directed to Warburton Environment to protect the threatened species in the forests from logging by VicForests.

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

YOU WILL RECEIVE A BOOKING ORDER EMAIL AFTER REGISTERING. This email has the information you need to participate in the practice.
PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM/JUNK MAIL IF YOU DON'T RECEIVE IT AFTER BOOKING
PLEASE provide your artwork and reflection by 23rd February 2021

WORKSHOP FACILITATOR: Deb Punton - Greensong is an ecopsychologist (not a psychologist) environmental educator, and permaculture landscape designer. She has facilitated S.O.S (Sustainability of Self) groups on-line and in-person focusing on living with the challenges of the climate and ecological emergency. She practices sacred activism and is passionate about building our relationships with our shared humanism and our other-than-human world.

ONLINE (optional) GATHERING INFO: This is an interactive (camera on) session, please ensure your camera is on and you are ready to be fully present for the whole time. Zoom sessions will NOT be recorded. We will share our experiences and Eco-Art gallery artwork. You will be emailed the zoom link a week prior to the online event.

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