Altered Realities

Turn It Around

Adrienne Jenik (US), Andrew Freiband (US), Ann Nielsen (US), Iveta Silova (US)

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Turn it Around! art flashcards made by youth for adults reimagine our approach to education and relationships with nature and the living world during climate crisis. The youth-designed print and digital cards challenge adults to think, see and act in new ways. Flipping who teaches whom reminds us that everyone — and everything — must change.

Biography

Adriene Jenik’s computer and media art spans three decades of pioneering interactive cinema and live telematic performance. Jenik is Professor at School of Art, Arizona State University, affiliated with School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Desert Humanities Center, and Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation.

Andrew Freiband is a filmmaker, producer, researcher, writer, educator, and multimedia artist who founded Artists’ Literacies Institute based on several years of original research and development into the unique capacities — and imposed restrictions — of artists in contemporary society.

Ann Nielsen is the Director of the Office of Global Engagement in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, at Arizona State University.

Iveta Silova is Professor and Associate Dean of Global Engagement at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University.