Contending with ecological grief through collaborative (de)composition

Key Points

• The research aims to explore how art can address ecological grief and community loss related to climate change.
• Collaborative project involving artists, researchers, and educators.
• Visual essay format to convey artistic and educational methods.
• Use of polytemporality to interpret landscapes and experiences.
• Demonstrated the role of art in expressing and processing ecological grief.
• Highlighted the importance of community in addressing environmental loss.
• Showcased composting as both a metaphor and material practice in artmaking.