Climate-Inspired Art & Meditation Workshop: Paint your Climate Thoughts

Join us for a creative participatory workshop that reflects climate change through art expression during the exhibition ''Climate in Motion'

Paint Your Climate Thoughts: A Climate-Inspired Art & Meditation Workshop

As part of the three-day exhibition Climate in Motion (Sep.12-14th) by photographer and researcher Sanyam and artist Lavia Lin in collaboration with creative hub C*SPACE Berlin , this workshop invites participants to experience climate change through art, sound, and reflection rather than only analysis.

Together, we will create a shared artwork that embodies our hopes, fears, and ideas for the future. Inspired by Chronique d’un été (1960) by Edgar Morin and Jean Rouch, the workshop draws on photo elicitation as a reflective tool, blending documentation, abstraction, and collective participation.

What to expect:

• Guided meditation – Immerse yourself in soundscapes and imagery, connecting deeply with your inner reflections.
• Painting session – Express your climate thoughts individually on paper and collectively on a large white cloth using natural pigments and recycled materials.
• Tea ceremony – Conclude with mindful conversation over fresh tea brews prepared by Lavia, sharing insights and reflections in community.

This participatory artwork will remain part of the exhibition, contributing to ongoing qualitative research and offering space for emotional resonance and collective reflection.

✨ Practical details

Location: C*SPACE Berlin (Langhansstr.86, 13086 Berlin)

• Maximum 15 participants
• Sliding scale fee: €18–35 (all materials included)
• No prior experience needed — just curiosity and openness

• Maximum 15 participants

  🔹 About the Initiative:

Drishya Kala Klima is an evolving series where landscapes become layered narratives of past, present, and future, blending art, policy, and research into one frame. This initiative transforms climate change from a distant data point into an immediate sensory experience connected to emotions, an invitation to reflect, reimagine, and act.

"Drishya" (दृश्य) for vision, "Kala" (कला) for art in Hindi (India), and "Klima" for climate from German

About the artists:

Sanyam Bajaj is a multidisciplinary professional, a photographer, researcher, and policy communication consultant, with over a decade of experience across South Asia, Germany, and Africa, he has worked for several multilateral organizations, think tanks, and international organisations like Goethe-Institut, the Embassy of Switzerland, Institute of Arts & Innovation, and the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) at GIZ. His journey has taken him from the vibrant streets of New Delhi to the cultural hubs of Madrid and Paris, before settling in Berlin in 2021. Holding a master’s degree in professional photography from IED Madrid (2017-18) and public policy from the Hertie School (2021-24), Sanyam seamlessly integrates art, research, and advocacy, using his lens as a tool for societal change.

Sanyam’s interdisciplinary approach is evident in his exploration of climate change awareness. By uniting diverse subjects and elements within a single frame, his work goes beyond aesthetics to tell powerful stories that transform public spaces through evidence-based policies. His art, education, and work experiences resonate with the urgency of the environmental crisis, inspiring hope and highlighting actionable pathways toward a sustainable future.

https://www.instagram.com/sambajaj16/

Lavia Lin is an abstract painter, live painting performer, and cultural facilitator from Shanghai, China. She takes strong conceptual references from music and sound to create expressive abstract soundscapes. Her works are often inspired by imagined organic shapes, rhythmic lines, and melodic flows of color—especially the shifting sounds of jazz. Each painting emerges from inner dialogue, reflection, and contemplative study, engaging the senses, emotions, and imagination.

Since 2017, Lavia has toured with the Italian band Satoyama, performing live across Europe and promoting their unique sound. In 2022, she joined Satoyama’s “Sinking Island” Europe tour, a project inspired by islands at risk of disappearing due to rising sea levels. Through live painting and music, the tour used art as a messenger to raise awareness of climate change. She has continued to collaborate with musicians across diverse genres—from jazz and ambient to classical—bridging cultures and disciplines through spontaneous creation.

Her works have been exhibited internationally, and in 2023, she was an artist-in-residence at Szent András Kastély in Hungary. Live painting remains a central element of her practice, reflecting her commitment to exploring the dynamic dialogue between visual art, music, and the lived moment.

https://www.instagram.com/deepintheblueblau/

About C*SPACE BERLIN:

C*SPACE Berlin is a privately run non-profit creative hub, combining co-working space, event venue and project space that creates and promotes ideas and encounters across borders.

learn more about C*SPACE and its cultural program c-space.eu