Free public lecture series exploring human impacts on the environment

Some of Western Australia’s most acclaimed critical thinkers will be discussing artistic and cultural responses to human-caused planetary change at a free event at the National Hotel in Fremantle on Wednesday 17 April, from 6pm.

Internationally acclaimed poet and novelist Professor John Kinsella, biological artist Dr Ionat Zurr and photographer Gwenael Velge will discuss how art and culture can be used to illuminate, confront and ultimately combat unwanted environmental change, as well as the role of art and culture in delivering a better world for all.

The event is part of a crowd-funded project NowHere: the Decisive Moment which also includes an exhibition of aerial photography of Western Australian landscapes by Mr Velge, who is a former Murdoch PhD candidate.

Murdoch's Centre for Responsible Citizenship and Sustainability  (CRCS) is a major sponsor of the project, and its co-founder Dr Martin Brueckner will be part of a panel of speakers at the final event in the series on 15 May.

For more details about the project and to register for free tickets to the 17 April lecture, go to the dedicated Eventbrite website.