Laure Winants is a researcher and field-based visual artist (BE, FR). Winants set up her artist’s studio in the heart of the Arctic ice pack. Embarking on a four-month polar expedition, she joined a team of multidisciplinary researchers to understand the evolution of this vast territory, where humans are only a tiny part of life. Immersed in this white desert, she used techniques developed specifically to capture the optical and luminous phenomena unique to the region. Using environmental sensors, the interaction of matter itself has become the creator of the work, putting human intervention to one side. Laure makes this data tangible and emotionally perceptible, highlighting the interdependence of ecosystems and creating encounters in more-than-human temporalities. In this way, she creates a dialogue between art, the natural sciences, and technology.

Laure has exhibited her work internationally in Berlin (DE), Reykjavik (IS), Brussels (BE), Paris (FR), and soon in Stockholm (SE), Luxembourg (LU), and Osaka (JP). Her work has entered the collection of several foundations, such as the Fondation des Arts du Luxembourg and the Palais de Liège (BE).

Dr. Felipe Schmidt Fonseca is an experienced Berlin-based Brazilian advocate for social-environmental innovation and free/open-source technologies turned researcher. He is the founder of Reuse City studio and a co-creator of semente, a toolkit for community projects; as well as the co-founder and lead articulator of the Tropixel network. Felipe is an active member of organisations such as GIG and Circular Berlin, and a member of the Advisory Board of Silo's Caipira Tech Lab.

Between 2019 and 2022, Felipe was a Marie Curie Early Stage Research Fellow (University of Dundee / Northumbria University / Mozilla Foundation). He has recently engaged in collaborations such as ID21, fonte.wiki, ALGO-BR, and CODE.

Marjolaine is a photographer committed to the living based in Brest, Brittany (France). She uses images to support humans and their projects that are meaningful for the planet. Marjolaine practices cyanotype's techniques, and gives classes to the wider public.

For the past two years, Marjolaine has been part of a citizen group called Mammenoudour ( The sources of water). The group marches around l'Aber Wrac'h to raise awareness about this territory for the aim of creating a parliament of the Abers.

As a photographer, Marjolaine is invited to attend fieldwork in order to meet and observe people and the living world.

Nathan is a writer who keeps moving. And He wrote that in his grade school notebook, and it's always been true. That passion has moved him everywhere. As a writer, he embedded with surf filmmaker Taylor Steele to make surf movies like The Drifter, Castles in the Sky, and Proximity.

And then he kept moving.

He wrote for travel magazines. He was editor of The Surfer's Journal.

And then he kept moving.

Nathan currently resides in California, ready for his next creative move.

Maren Krings is a German Climate Impact Storyteller whose work seeks solutions to socio-ecological impacts, aiming to mitigate the current climate crisis. She holds a B.F.A. in Photography from the Savannah College of Art & Design (USA), an online degree in Climate Change Studies and Environmental Science from the University of Exeter, and multiple certifications in related fields.

Maren's work has been published in international media outlets such as Stern, WWF, and The Outdoor Journal, among others. Additionally, her work has been displayed internationally at events including the Frankfurt Book Fair, Rencontres d’Arles, and the Turkish Ondokuz Mayıs University.

Maren has authored four books, with her latest titled H is for Hemp receiving international recognition for exploring the plant’s potential to mitigate the socio-ecological crisis. This comprehensive encyclopedia is printed on tree-free hemp paper, exclusively produced by German paper manufacturer Hahnemühle.

To date, Maren has worked and researched in 36 countries across 4 continents for 9 years, continuously documenting the rediscovery of hemp as a potential system reset.

e2 BREWSTER is an artist working across disciplines. At the core of each work is the practice of drawing.
There are landscapes, built and imagined, paintings, castings, carvings, and now film. Wooden boats, sculptures that float on water, continue to inspire and re-generate a true reverence for the oceans.

As an ambassador to SEASTR+, a non profit engaging women+ becoming maritime leaders, creativity abounds in the collective.

Inspiration is found in being of service.

Chloe Russell is a presenter, science communicator and multidisciplinary artist with a background in marine and natural history photography (BA Hons, Falmouth University) and science communication (MSc, University of the West of England).

Her work focuses on the intersection of people, water and place, blending audio storytelling, soundscapes, photography and community-led projects. Chloe is the creator and host of Talk of the Thames podcast for Thames Estuary Partnership, where she explores human–river connections through panel discussions and immersive interviews. She also presents a weekly live show on Hoxton Radio and co-produces the Smashing Secrets Feng Shui podcast, which ranks in the top 3% globally.

Chloe’s creative practice is rooted in environmental storytelling and weaving together personal narrative. Past projects include a field-based sound and photography series in Greenland on climate change and ocean plastics, as well as collaborations with the National Maritime Museum, ZSL (Zoological Society of London), and the Museum of London Docklands.

Olive Theodore is an artist, activist, and innovator working at the intersection of ocean conservation, creativity, and social transformation. She has founded community galleries and led public art projects that explore the relationship between people and planet.

A holistic healing practitioner, Olive weaves together yoga, meditation, reiki, vagal language, soul friendship, and circle leadership to foster personal and collective resilience.

She is the Founder of Walrus Boat Recycling, transforming derelict vessels into art and environmental action, serves as Capital Campaign Manager at the Center for Wooden Boats, holds a seat on the development team of the historic Foss Shipyard, co director of the FVO Shipyard Restoration, and lead on a National Maritime Heritage & Environmental Stewardship Initiative, uniting coastal states to address marine debris, derelict vessels, and preservation.

Through all her work, Olive integrates ecological care, creative expression, and community empowerment - reimagining relationships between people, place, and the sea.