The impact and disastrous consequences of war remain a painful and often underexposed topic in the debate on global warming. Access to raw materials is often the root cause of conflict and ecological warfare, such as the draining of rivers, is increasingly used as an instrument of violence. Military exercises and operations waste enormous amounts of energy and leave behind hallucinatory amounts of debris.

It is both cynical and ironic but some exercise areas and war zones are so polluted that no one is allowed to enter them. They are instead declared nature zones where nature is given free rein and can heal. The war in Ukraine also puts violence forcing governments to strive to make our energy sources more sustainable on the agenda.

Together with Enkidu Khaled, Joachim Robbrecht I hijacked the format of the 'creative think tank' from its military context. Along with artists, journalists and activists from different corners of the world, we examine the relationship between warfare and environmental crises in a hybrid and polyphonic lecture-performance.

concept en direction Enkidu Khaled en Joachim Robbrecht
with and from Samah Hijawi, Ogutu Muraya, Caroline Ngorobi, Chris Keulemans, Enkidu Khaled, Brian McKenna, Joachim Robbrecht, Annika Schwarzlose
production Kunstenwerkplaats, Lieve Demin, Eva Welkenhuyzen, Karlien Vanhoonacker
partners Kaaitheater, Ecopolis, Monty, Productiehuis Rotterdam, ACT (Art Climate Transition - co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme