To collect evidence about these relationships, the Agents of Change team worked with Holly Cunningham and Sarah Amazinnia to design a programme of events based on art and science collaborations aimed at building the relationship that people have with their place, as a generator of positive change.
Run from 20 November to 1 December 2024 in various locations around Lyttelton and its harbour, Know Your Place was a key test of the influence that artists may have as agents of change, and also a chance to research how experiencing art might lead to pro- environmental change.
Events during that time included a (literally immersive) underwater sound experience, displays of original art and sculpture, exhibitions, a harbour cruise and foreshore clean-up, speakers, and even themed restaurant menus. Throughout the event our researchers gathered data on art and artists as agents of positive environmental change.
