The Colour of Transformation
An international arts project expressing the zeitgeist of the ecological crisis by global majority pioneers.
The Colour of Transformation is an ongoing studio research project that illuminates and expresses the experiences and activism of pioneering Global Majority women working in nature. Inspired by the metaphor of metamorphosis and integrating dance, wild drawing, costume, music and documentary, the project celebrates alternative ways of understanding our relationship to the natural world.
As an evolving project involving numerous collaborations, The Colour of Transformation explores embodied storytelling as an invitation into intimate journeys of personal change, creating space and time for self-reflection in light of the ecological crisis.
Collaborators
Photographs by Ewelina Ruminska, London 2022
The Colour of Transformation was created by and for those whose perspectives are largely marginalised in climate and ecosystem policy discussions. By unapologetically platforming the voices of women of Global Majority heritage within the public realm, the project contributes to wider efforts to redress the imbalance of representation within discourse concerning humanity’s response to climate change and ecological collapse.
The narratives the films convey are also a call for everyone to recognise the truth that the natural world is as much ours as it is anyone else’s. We all belong. We are all nature. It urges us to take control of our own narratives as human-nature, strengthening our relationship with the natural world as we reconnect with stories of belonging, community and kinship.
Audience responses
“Watching the film has changed how I feel, I genuinely walked away thinking how I can quit my job and do something more meaningful. I’ve also been reflecting on my role as a white woman who represents relatively powerful voices, and the work that we need to do to challenge and not reinforce inequalities.“
The Colour of Transformation
An international arts project expressing the zeitgeist of the ecological crisis by global majority pioneers.
The Colour of Transformation is an ongoing studio research project that illuminates and expresses the experiences and activism of pioneering Global Majority women working in nature. Inspired by the metaphor of metamorphosis and integrating dance, wild drawing, costume, music and documentary, the project celebrates alternative ways of understanding our relationship to the natural world.
As an evolving project involving numerous collaborations, The Colour of Transformation explores embodied storytelling as an invitation into intimate journeys of personal change, creating space and time for self-reflection in light of the ecological crisis.
Collaborators
Photographs by Ewelina Ruminska, London 2022
The Colour of Transformation was created by and for those whose perspectives are largely marginalised in climate and ecosystem policy discussions. By unapologetically platforming the voices of women of Global Majority heritage within the public realm, the project contributes to wider efforts to redress the imbalance of representation within discourse concerning humanity’s response to climate change and ecological collapse.
The narratives the films convey are also a call for everyone to recognise the truth that the natural world is as much ours as it is anyone else’s. We all belong. We are all nature. It urges us to take control of our own narratives as human-nature, strengthening our relationship with the natural world as we reconnect with stories of belonging, community and kinship.
Audience responses
“Watching the film has changed how I feel, I genuinely walked away thinking how I can quit my job and do something more meaningful. I’ve also been reflecting on my role as a white woman who represents relatively powerful voices, and the work that we need to do to challenge and not reinforce inequalities.“