Initiators

Lydia Luise Bach. 
I am the project leader of 'Paper makers' and an early career researcher in food webs in the marine environment. 
This project was spurred by my experience of reading scientific papers about biodiversity loss and its impacts. This energised me to become involved in public engagement and  science communication.
Considering my career ahead, I am wondering what the meaning of these scientific papers is to me. I realised that creative practise is vital to me in order keep going with my work, allowing me to recognise the emotional and personal implications of wider environmental contexts, and also gain insight into developing relationships with a wider public. Follow Lydia on Twitter: @Lylubach .

Kate Foster.

This project is about bringing people together to work with issues that would be hard to approach from a single angle - whether scientific, artistic, practical, activist, pedagogic …  My visual art practise tackles environmental themes and I think it’s important to use scientific information accurately. Creative practitioners tend to be good at handling uncertainty, allowing different outcomes, and understanding that things are both complicated and changeable. Artists aren’t restricted on what we respond to, nor how we respond - that is something we bring. Communicating with non-artists has made me think about how I work, and also what I want to do. I’m really pleased to be following this project as it develops.