Productions

In late 2014 Science Communicator, Joe Duggan approached the world’s leading climate scientists and asked them to respond to one simple question: How does climate change make you feel?

Their responses were truly moving. The scientists shared handwritten letters filled with fear, anxiety, exasperation and occasionally, a glimmer of hope. These letters were shown in exhibitions around the world and via the project’s website isthishowyoufeel.com where they were viewed by hundreds of thousands of people, sparking passionate conversations and leading to a suite of new projects geared towards changing how we talk about feelings around climate change. Now, more than five years since this ground-breaking project, Mr Duggan is reconnecting with the original contributors and asking them the same question once more. This time, the responses indicate a hope for the future: our youngest leaders.

Over the last five years, we’ve seen public awareness and panic rise dramatically, the signing of the Paris Agreement, the emergence of Greta Thunberg and the first school strike; the growth of that movement into a worldwide phenomenon and children leading older generations; climate anxiety and existential dread; Extinction Rebellion and massive public protests and demonstration; polarisation of politicians and public figures forced to pick a side of history. The world has changed and woken up to the climate crisis over the span of Is This How You Feel?

Chopt Logic and Boom Squish will create a new work inspired by this remarkable project in collaboration with Joe Duggan. We plan to adapt it into a provocative verbatim and physical performance that showcases these powerful letters for audiences and vigorously encourages new, vital conversations about the climate, inspiring hope and action.