2019 - Light Art For Nature

Winter Solstice

February 21, 2023December 13, 2019 by Rhea Quien

Kris, Lynsey, Nicky and Rhea - the Dance of Light team - wish you all a Happy Solstice. In the northern part of the world, we find ourselves in the darkest time of the year. A time when we mark the shortest day and longest night by celebrating, and looking forward to, the eventual return ... Read more

Poems from a Mountain Retreat

February 21, 2023November 28, 2019 by Rhea Quien

A Creative Unfolding The Himalayas and the Alps are two massive mountain ranges. The Himalayas separate the land from Tibet to the north, and the plains of India to the south. The Alps separate much of northern Europe from the south. I grew up in both and, like many, enjoy returning to where I started ... Read more

One Earth

February 21, 2023September 25, 2019 by Rhea Quien

Waking Up - One of the effects of the current ecological crisis is an inescapable awareness of the Earth’s fragility. People all around the world are now waking up to the breakdown of the Earth’s ability to sustain human life when subject to the massive destructions of nature demanded by unchecked financial greed. Infinite economic ... Read more

Growing up in Nature

August 18, 2022July 25, 2019 by Rhea Quien

This post follows on from our last post, Back to Nature with Theo v. Fellenberg. It is dedicated to the memory and wonderful, inspiring life of Theres v. Fellenberg, who sadly passed away on 20th July. Our thoughts, love and condolences are with the v. Fellenverg family. In the interview below, Michael, son of Theo and ... Read more

Back to Nature

August 18, 2022June 17, 2019 by Rhea Quien

During the 70s and 80s some people decided to 'go back to nature'. Theo v. Fellenberg and his wife Theres, as two pioneers of this living philosophy, chose to bring up their children in the upper Gotthard Valley, in Switzerland. In this presentation we hear from Theo about their adventures. Theo grew up in Bern ... Read more

Dr. Jacky Lawrence

August 18, 2022May 3, 2019 by Rhea Quien

Power Out - After one of the hottest years on record, Extinction Rebellion are protesting to raise awareness of the climate crisis affecting our planet. And in his BBC documentary, 'Climate Change - The Facts', Sir David Attenborough offers an urgent and unflinching analysis of the effects of, and possible solutions to, global warming. 'Thinking ... Read more

Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary

August 18, 2022March 11, 2019 by Lynsey Allett

Synaesthesia in Nature: Gurukula Nature Botanical Sanctuary This post looks at Suprabha Seshan’s experiences of synaesthesia in nature. Suprabha is a conservationist. She lives and works as part of a community at the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary: a forest garden in the Western Ghat mountains of Kerala. "Founded in 1981 by Wolfgang Theuerkauf, the sanctuary is ... Read more

Presentation on Synaesthesia

August 18, 2022February 7, 2019 by Rhea Quien

Event: Neuroscientist Prof. James Ward and Artist Rhea Quien On Synaesthesia Wolfson College, Cambridge University, 16 October 2018 Synaesthesia is a compounding of the senses. Some people have their senses linked, so a number may evoke a colour, a sound may evoke a visual image. There are many kinds of synaesthesia. It enables metaphorical thinking, ... Read more