Curator and producer

Entangled Life, supported by Community Foundation Ireland, is a programme exploring the deep connections between climate, society, and the ecosystems where art and community intertwine. This initiative unravelled heterogeneous climate and social topics by understanding ecology as a complex web of relationships between humans, the more-than-human world, and political and natural environments.

Entangled Life aimed to provide space to facilitate a network of relationships, collaboration and engagement within the community. Over the course of 8 months, the project brought together community participants, artists and experts for a series of monthly panel talks, workshops and artistic interventions at Pallas Projects, culminating in an exhibition in December 2025.

The project drew inspiration from Merlin Sheldrake’s book of the same name, which explores the interconnected mycelium worlds that allow for unexpected possibilities, and Joanna Macy’s principles of ‘Active Hope’, which emphasise knowledge, compassion and action. With the final goal of promoting a decarbonised future, the project explored the links between climate issues and society, and showed how they are relevant in our daily life and our community.

The events series provided diverse perspectives and room for direct interaction among participants through a non-linear, non-hierarchical approach, fostering exploration and critical thinking, considering mental wellbeing. This multidisciplinary initiative fed the need to provide opportunities for influencing and activating change effectively. It allowed the community to learn about climate issues, react, and co-create diverse, dynamic and unpredictable connections and inspirations. Feedback and reactions collected throughout the programme will be compiled into a toolkit report.

You can replay part of the talks on the YouTube playlist or listen to the discussion as a podcast on our Substack.

Event Schedule – Links to the event page with text and guests

14th May – The Art of Just Transition (Talk)

11th June – Discovering biomaterials in art and society (Talk)

9th July – Art and biomaterials (Workshop)

3rd September – Beyond Words: communicating sustainability (Talk)

1st October – Intersectionality in art and climate (Talk)

29th October – Climate and Art: programming & advocacy (Talk)

27th November – Entangled Life (Exhibition opening)

3rd December – Climate crisis and mental health (Workshops)

17th December – Climate activism and socially engaged art (Talk)

Events took place on Wednesdays, 6–8pm, with a fresh mint tea as a welcome drink.

Speakers, facilitators and artists in the exhibition: