CURRENT RESIDENCIES - 2024

© Bettylun Matakitoga

Apolonia Tamata, Ph.D.

Apolonia is a Fijian linguist, cultural anthropologist, and playwright. During her residency she will explore the relationship between indigenous knowledge and water hazards. Her goal is to reimagine how we engage with water to mitigate its harsh effects, offering new insights into climate adaptation practices through an artistic film.

© Marion Violat

Clara Jo

Clara Jo is a Berlin-based artist and filmmaker. Clara will investigate how community-led climate governance in Fiji can challenge distorted media portrayals. Her work aims to provide a counter-narrative, focusing on local perspectives on climate action.

© Juan Carlos Aurellano

Nathalie Dagmang

Nathalie, an artist-educator with extensive experience working with disaster-struck communities in the Philippines. She will create an intermedia installation that bridges the gap between local knowledge and scientific perspectives on risk and resilience.

© LeMoana Studio

Salauimatagi Anneliese Tuiletufuga Tilo

Sala is part of a traditional Samoan women’s weaving collective. Sala will weave her new scientific knowledge on climate change into traditional “Afa” coconut fiber. Through her work, she aims to foster dialogue on climate mitigation, honoring both cultural heritage and contemporary realities.

© Daniella Otte 

Ropate Kama

Ropate Kama, an indigenous artist from Fiji, will explore intergenerational psychological trauma caused by the climate crisis and aims to motivate people to act and heal through art in his residency.

© Lucy Rico 

Grace Nono, Ph.D.

Underscoring nature’s agency, Philippine Singer, Ethnomusicologist, Tao Foundation Director Grace Nono, Ph.D., will co-create a sound and music piece with friends and other living beings in her backyard and in a climate organization’s premises.

© Benedicte Gyldenstierne Sehested 

Lisa Rave

Guided by seven historical artifacts linking German colonialism in Samoa to her own family history in the region, the visual artist Lisa Rave explores the interconnection of extractivism, cultural loss and the climate crisis in Samoa.

© Elle Divine 

Razcel Jan Salvarita

Razcel Jan Salvarita, “Performance Artivist” from the Philippines, will foster curiosity through a Climate Memory Artbox, encouraging community engagement and action on climate change in an immersive shared space.