Borealis
A book and exhibition documenting four years of visits to the boreal zone made to gather stories of the forests and people who live there compiled. Eight sections detailing realities ranging from lives of loggers in Norway to scientific research in Japan
Goal
Trees remove our carbon emissions from of the atmosphere, and are thus a key weapon in our fight against climate change. With the impact of climate change being seen and felt increasingly clearly, it is important that the stories of the forests are heard to let people worry and care for them. A forest is much more than its trees. It’s an interconnected system that cannot be replaced easily when we lose it.
Target audience(s)
People who don’t live in / don’t get to access the Boreal zone
Main activities
Raise awareness on the beauty, magnitude and importance of the Boreal zone. As an entity with inherent worth, as provider for local livelihoods and as safe guarder for our planet
Team
Photographer Jeroen Toirkens & journalist Jelle Brandt Corstius
“It’s not certain that the Boreal zone will remain this way. That’s why we felt it was important to not only do this, but also do it now.”
Jelle Brandt Corstius
Relevant dimensions
The dimensions most relevant to this project are: learning
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Borealis tells stories of the happenings in the Boreal zone that otherwise wouldn’t reach us. We learn about the diversity of activities, the vastness of the forest and the precarity of it all.
Results Evaluation — So what?
Evaluating impact and change in retrospect.
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So what
Learning
The series is situated in the Boreal zone. Not represented are the stories related to the Boreal zone that happen outside of it. We could argue that these stories might be more familiar to us, since they are often closer to home, and therefore don’t necessitate as much showcasing.
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