Imagining Sustainable Futures in The Hague
Thursday 28th March 2024
The project Imagining Sustainable Futures in The Hague is an educational initiative exploring the role of photography in environmental uncertainty.
Can humans live underwater? Can dogs scuba dive? How does climate change look like Photography transcends mere imagery and imagination to become a powerful agent for change. Created by Thomas Bragdon and Mari Kolcheva (The Balcony), in collaboration with Klimaatmakers and driven by a shared passion for visual storytelling, the program has nurtured dialogue between school students from Johan de Witt Scholengroep and photography professionals shaping a visionary narrative for a sustainable future along the coast of The Hague. This is a new generation’s exploration of their possible futures in The Hague, navigating the challenges of living in climate uncertainty.
Photographers Jana Romanova, Lina Selg and Daan Muller have guided eight high school students exploring visual language. Fatima Günde’s project is concerned with how floods affect not just humanity, but also other species - like the city birds, and Ismaël Halfhide is looking at climate change's effect on our urban landscapes and the ways we will play football in the future. Sharlene Fricke and Aihnhoa Lopez Vargas combine images of drought and water in a mythical collage, provoking questions about the need for fertile soil and clean water. Jacek Kozaczyńska, Lana Ramadan, and Shana Salim experimented with cyanotypes using salt water from the North Sea.
