Jan van Boeckel
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(1190 people) | Biocultural Diversity
(828 people) | Biodiversity Conservation
(1677 people) | Ecotourism
(1143 people) | Youth Education and Empowerment
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(2523 people) | Local Food Systems
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(2733 people) | Human Rights Protection
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(1111 people) | Indigenous Lands
(768 people) | Indigenous People and Culture
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(1641 people) | Publishing
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(794 people) | Religion and Ecology
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About
Jan van Boeckel is
a Dutch anthropologist, visual artist, art teacher and filmmaker. His
work concerns the worldviews and environmental philosophies of
indigenous peoples. Together with filmmaking group
ReRun Productions,
he has produced a series of documentaries on this subject as well as
films on philosophers such as Jacques Ellul and Arne Naess, who provide
a critical analysis of the Western way of life. His films include,
among others; The Earth is Crying 1987, It’s Killing the Clouds
1992, The Betrayal by Technology 1992, The Call of the Mountain
1997.
Jan has lived for several years in Hällefors, in the forests of central Sweden, where he was an art teacher to both children and adults, and consultant on international cultural projects. He established the Cloudberry Dreams network with partners in Latvia, England, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. The mission of this partnership is to share ideas and to explore new ways to interpret landscapes through art and creativity. Another project he took part in conceptualizing is called Clearings in the Forest, which focuses on the cultural and mythical significance of open spaces in the woodlands.
Formerly the Head of Communications at the Netherlands Centre for Indigenous Peoples in Amsterdam, Jan is currently research assistant at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki, where he is focussing on the added value of art practice in the context of nature and environmental education. Inspired by indigenous peoples’ cultures, his own engagement in art and art teaching practices, and his experiences of living in wilderness areas of Sweden, Jan’s interest has moved to art as a means to connect to what David Abram aptly called ‘the more-than-human-world’.
Jan's latest research is on the tensions between trying to ‘open the senses’ whilst coping with the current ecological crisis. An issue all the more pressing when working with children.
Jan has lived for several years in Hällefors, in the forests of central Sweden, where he was an art teacher to both children and adults, and consultant on international cultural projects. He established the Cloudberry Dreams network with partners in Latvia, England, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. The mission of this partnership is to share ideas and to explore new ways to interpret landscapes through art and creativity. Another project he took part in conceptualizing is called Clearings in the Forest, which focuses on the cultural and mythical significance of open spaces in the woodlands.
Formerly the Head of Communications at the Netherlands Centre for Indigenous Peoples in Amsterdam, Jan is currently research assistant at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki, where he is focussing on the added value of art practice in the context of nature and environmental education. Inspired by indigenous peoples’ cultures, his own engagement in art and art teaching practices, and his experiences of living in wilderness areas of Sweden, Jan’s interest has moved to art as a means to connect to what David Abram aptly called ‘the more-than-human-world’.
Jan's latest research is on the tensions between trying to ‘open the senses’ whilst coping with the current ecological crisis. An issue all the more pressing when working with children.