Hoffnung auf Kreativität

Amber Massie-Blomfield and Eva Meijer both concentrate on the climate crisis, social crises, resistance and the social responsibility of art. They both work at the interfaces of different disciplines, and their books ask the question what art and literature can achieve today.

In Acts of Resistance, Amber Massie-Blomfield discusses art and protest. She gives an account of musicians in Auschwitz, of artists in occupied Sarajevo and indigenous communities in Bolivia. What significance does art have in a world in crisis? Why do artists feel compelled to paint, write, dance and make music, even if life circumstances argue against it?

In Lighthouse of Hope Eva Meijer describes a trip to the place where she spent her childhood holidays. Many things have changed, so the essay focuses on transience and the pressing questions of today. In the process, these urgent questions of our time creep into the images of her writing. What might a sustainable approach to the world look like and what might a life look like that we share fairly with many other living creatures?

***BIOGRAPHIES***

Amber Massie-Blomfield
b. 1984. Theatre producer, arts consultant and author. She was a theatre director and worked for the Theatre Green Book’s international touring committee. She also writes for The Guardian.
Recently published: Acts of Resistance – The Power of Art to Create a Better World, 2024.

“A rich and broad overview of socially purposeful art. Everyone interested in social change should read it.”
Brian Eno on Acts of Resistance

Eva Meijer
b. 1980, is a freelance philosopher, visual artist, singer-songwriter and author and wrote a book about the languages of animals. Recently published in German: Leuchtturm der Hoffnung, 2026.

“Eva Meijer opens up a wide space for reflection about our living environment with its diverse hierarchies and about what is going wrong in our interactions with one another.”
Ursula Rütten, Neues Deutschland