Climate Conversations: 'Rise and Fall' by Karla Dickens

Byron Shire Council’s 'Climate Conversations' is a creative initiative that invites Northern Rivers artists to collaborate with community and explore ways we can adapt, re-organise, and evolve in the face of climate change through the arts.

The theme for the second iteration of 'Climate Conversations' is ‘Rising’.

'Rise and Fall' is a reimagined project by local Indigenous artist Karla Dickens. As a Wiradjuri woman who has lived on Bundjalung country for many years, Karla explores climate catastrophe from a First Nations perspective and through her own lived experience.

Through large photographic works, sculptures and installations, she conveys the urgent ideas of what it means to fight for survival and change in a world hanging by a thread, where shared responsibility for action is crucial.

The community are invited to engage with this project through a series of free events, talks and workshops to generate deeper conversations, highlighting the growing sense of urgency and consciousness to meet climate challenges.

Check the gallery website for all the event and booking details.
www.lonegoatgallery.com/events

Image: Karla Dickens, Rise and Fall, installation view at Lone Goat Gallery, 2025, photo by Jaka Adamic.