Contending with ecological grief through collaborative (de)composition

International Journal of Education through Art 2026

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Authors: Submergence Collective, Rachel Zollinger, Mariko Oyama Thomas, Hollis Moore, Kaitlin Bryson
DOI: 10.1386/eta_00229_3
Cited by: 0
References: 2

Abstract

This visual essay draws on a long-term collaborative project contemplating the cultural and ecological presence of piñon pine in the southwestern United States. As artists, researchers and educators, we share our methodological intentions for grappling with the ongoing loss of an essential community member due to anthropogenic climate change, including learning to read a landscape with polytemporality and ‘composting’ as a material-discursive process of artmaking.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Artistic and Creative Research Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature Posthumanist Ethics and Activism

Publication details

Journal / source
International Journal of Education through Art
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
25–33
Publication date
1 March 2026
Language
EN