Scapegoating

Who’s destroying the planet?

The research project

Solastalgia is a working title, and part of the phd in arts trajectory ‘The Appeal of the Unreal’ by visual artist Alexandra Crouwers.

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Crouwers is affiliated with KU Leuven, LUCA School of Arts, Brussels, the Deep Histories Fragile Memories research group, and the Lieven Gevaert Research Centre for Photography, Art and Visual Culture.

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Solastalgia

Solastalgia describes a form of emotional or existential distress caused by environmental change. Australian philosopher Glenn Albrecht, who coined the term in 2005, describes it as “the homesickness you have when you are still at home”. In many cases this is in reference to global climate change, but more localized events such as volcanic eruptions, drought or destructive mining techniques can cause solastalgia as well.

Text based on the Wikipedia article.