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Arash Pandi

Artist, Activist

Country: Denmark

Cohort: CCL Scandinavia 2022

“Creative-climate-leadership is an organism consisting of skills, knowledge and tools that are needed to help artists and organizations to directing their artistic activities and skills on the path of bringing awareness on the emergency state of our climate, motivating the public for change and demanding new policies from politicians and policy makers.”

I’m a sound artist/ musician/ teacher since 2005 and an organic plant farmer/ climate – animal activist since 2017. Being an immigrant from Iran, I’ve tried to reflect on the meaning of migration in physical, mental and spiritual aspects which then involved me in refugee activism by community radio activities, while interpreting Iranian classical music in an electronic context in my music. The spiritual aspect of migration thought me the importance of Ahimsa; living a non-violent life style in relation to all sentient beings, and has put me on the path of working for a vegan future. Based in Denmark, I am practicing organic farming, collaborating with musicians & sound-visual artists, and doing activism in climate & animal rights issues.