Workshop: “Warm words” – emotional processing of climate change

As the realities of climate change become increasingly urgent, so does the need to address the emotional responses they provoke. In this workshop, artist Jagoda Kwiatkowska offers a space for collective reading about the climate crisis, alongside guided reflection on our personal eco-anxieties.

Participants will explore the psychological impact of climate change, learn tools for emotional resilience, and take part in a collaborative process. Through reading, dialogue, writing, and voice recording, we aim to better understand both the inner and collective dimensions of eco-anxiety. Together, we imagine ways of moving forward—grounded in care and emotional awareness.

Duration: 2 hours
Language: English
Capacity: 10 participants
Registration: Register through this registration form, by 16 May. After registering, you will receive a confirmation of your participation via email.

Warm Words performance

This workshop is part of an artistic residency and extends the Warm Words performance, which will take place on 26 May. The performance explores climate-related trauma and self-regulation through sound, meditation, and ASMR. Following the devastating floods in 2024, the project takes on a deeply local dimension. As eco-anxiety and emotional paralysis around climate change become more widespread, the workshop draws on Joanna Macy’s philosophy to offer a space for shared emotional processing and transformation.

The workshop strengthens community and emotional resonance by actively involving participants in the creative process. Voice recordings made during the session will become part of the performance.

Jagoda Kwiatkowska

Jagoda Kwiatkowska (she/her), born in 1991, Polish visual artist, performer, and activist. She explores mental health, identity, and post-traumatic spaces that emerge as a consequence of social and individual crises – whether they stem from climate change, war, or personal struggle.

She is a graduate of the Spatial Activities Studio of Mirosław Balka (2018) and the Audiovisual Studio of Grzegorz Kowalski (2016) at Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, and the Knowledge of Culture at the University of Warsaw (2016).

Member of the Warsaw-based feminist art group Kolektyw Łaski, creating socially engaged projects that recycle song lyrics and explore the community-building power of collective listening and singing. Featured in Manifesta 14 (Prishtina, RKS, 2022) through the Secondary Archives platform for women artists. Recognized in the Młode Wilki competition (Szczecin, PL, 2018) and awarded the Allegro Prize (UK/PL, 2021). Exhibited at Periscope Gallery (Salzburg, AT, 2024), Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival (Osaka, JP, 2022), Arsenał Gallery (Białystok, PL, 2021), The 9th Young Triennale (Orońsko, PL, 2020), and the Museum of Modern Art (Warsaw, PL, 2020).

Website: www.jagodakwiatkowska.pl
instagram: @ochjagoda

Organised as part of New Perspectives for Action, a project by Re-Imagine Europe, co-funded by the European Union and supported using public funding by Slovak Arts Council and Bratislava City Foundation. Supported by the International Visegrad Fund as part of the VARP programme.