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Jessica Sim

Co-founder and Director, Artists and Curator

Country: Turkey

Cohort: CCL Creative Europe Wales 2017

“To me, creative climate leadership is about allowing that 'other part' of ourselves, our minds, and our thinking, to play a role in how we address our relationship with this planet. I think of it often as a type of frame - one that has space for art and community, and also for our hearts to play a role - that eases us into seeing and talking and feeling this climate crisis. Creative climate leadership, to me, has the potential to engage those of us feeling paralysed by fear and those of us not knowing where to start.”

Jess is passionate about ecology and committed to developing creative communication methods to address climate change and inspire more mindful living. Her work with community and sustainability began in 2015 in Istanbul, where, as an activist and artist, she established the Museum of Garbage with FLYING roots. She then co-founded Circuit Istanbul and later, in 2018, Nadas Istanbul. Both organisations focus on establishing community spaces that foster nature connection through creative programming.

Jess holds an MA in International Performance Research from the University of Warwick and University of Amsterdam, and a BA in Contemporary Dance from the London Contemporary Dance School. In March 2022, she moved to the UK to pursue further training in nature connection and nature education, and is currently participating in Call of the Wild 2022.

Check out the Spotlight interview with Jessica here. Jessica also featured in episode 2 of our CCL podcast.