This artist residency ran from October 2021 to January 2022 and focused on the theme of decarbonising home heating.
– Regen’s decarbonisation of heat paper.Most buildings across the UK need to be adapted, or retrofitted, to a non-polluting heating technology, as well as better insulated. Yet there is also no centralised or like-for-like solution – mass participation will be necessary for each building and home to be changed, making this the greatest challenge the UK faces to become a net zero carbon economy.
Decarbonising heat touches upon deeply personal issues and sits at an intersection of environmental and social justice. For more on the theme, see some of the Regen team’s blogs on the topic: Why decarbonising heat is about people, Cold homes, sore throats, and hospital beds: a case for public spending on retrofit, Regen responds to the Green Homes Grant closure.
Karenza is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, animator and maker. Through her work, she likes to explore new methods of storytelling and interactive design, using both classical techniques and emerging technologies. Karenza believes that narrative and interaction in design are things which can be uniquely personal and engaging, and aid the imagination of new worlds. Her practice is highly collaborative, which often takes projects in exciting and unexpected directions. Through community projects and play, she aspires to provoke new thoughts and conversations.
View her research process through her mind-map here, and view her research resources here. You can also see Karenza’s making journey on the Regen Art Lab’s Instagram here.
The 2021-2022 residency was supported by the University of Plymouth: Sustainability Hub.
