Davide Balula Studio recognizes that we are currently facing a climate emergency intersecting with racial, economic, labor, and other forms of structural injustices that requires IMMEDIATE & COLLECTIVE ACTION.
As makers, we need to acknowledge the life cycle and environmental impact of our production every step of the way; from conception, budget, planning, fabrication, but also after the work leaves the studio where it will either be presented, discarded, or preserved, at times under energy dependent conditions.
Individual action (i.e. recycling, repurposing, managing waste or creating compostable objects etc) is far from being enough to create the systemic change we urgently need, but we believe that good practices, care, and transparency contribute to creating cultural shifts and collective action.
Davide Balula Studio is committed to engaging collaborators in conversations about climate justice issues as early as possible in the planning process. Topics include but are not limited to Climate Action and Policy, Labor, Equity, Accessibility, Inclusion and representation in programming and audience, Indigenous land, Transparency…