04/09/2026
PLEASE JOIN US FOR
THE BOOK LAUNCH OF
SYSTEMS COLLAPSE
MEETING THE LOUGH
ON ITS OWN TERMS
AT GLUE,
ARTISTS BOOK FAIR, ICA,
12-13th SEPTEMBER.
A partnership with Friends of the Earth NI, Digital Arts Studios, Sonic Arts Research Centre, QUB, PS2 (Belfast), and Banner Repeater (London), kindly supported by Arts Council England, PS2, CSM, FotE and DAS.
Algae blooms offer a symptom of the climate crisis that emphasises the interconnectedness of vulnerable ecosystems with human-made systems.
With contributions from James Orr (director, FotE NI), Thomas L Muinzer (writer and eco-lawyer), Lucy Sollit (Philosopher And Creative Director), Harun Morrison artist and writer, and independent curator Kirsten Cooke.
• Meeting The Lough On Its Own Terms. Conversation: James Orr (Director, FotE NI) and Ami Clarke.
• Ireland’s Ancient Legal System: Finding Kin At Lough Neagh by Thomas L Muinzer, (Aberdeen University, Author of UK’s Climate Change Act: Climate and Energy Governance for the UK Low Carbon Transition: The Climate Change Act 2008 (Palgrave: UK, 2018))
• The Role Of Art & Artifice In Bringing Technology Into Dialogue With Multispecies Justice. Conversation: Lucy Solitt (Philosopher And Creative Director) and Ami Clarke.
• Interview (short excerpt). Harun Morrison, artist and writer and Ami Clarke.
• The Turbid Image. Short conversation: Independent Curator: Kirsten Cooke and Ami Clarke.
The work addresses the ecological challenges at Lough Neagh, the largest body of water in Ireland and the UK, that was overwhelmed by algae blooms in the summer of 2023, and remains so today. Whilst the work focuses on Lough Neagh, it speaks to much broader concerns regarding how environmental neglect affects both democratic processes, and public health, as neoliberal policies entangle with algae blooms.
PURCHASE HERE https://www.bannerrepeater.org/meeting-the-lough-book
