Collaborate with leading digital arts collective D-Fuse on their immersive climate justice installation to be exhibited as part of Roundhouse’s Three Sixty Festival in April 2025

In Spring 2025, the Roundhouse will host Nine Earths, a collaborative art installation created by the arts collective D-Fuse, as part of their environmental storytelling programme. Nine Earths takes its audience on an audiovisual journey, blending words, film, photography, sound and data graphics to explore human consumption and its impact on our world. Central to the piece are “citizen stories” of ordinary people describing their daily routines, hopes and fears. The artwork travels through several continents, bringing together local experiences with its global theme.

Did you know?
Humanity is consuming nature 1.7 times faster than the planet’s biocapacity can regenerate. If everyone on Earth lived like the average UK resident, we would need 2.6 Earths to sustain us. In Qatar, that number is 9 Earths—the inspiration for the project’s title.

About the course:
The Two-Point-Six Earths course is a unique, 7-week opportunity for participants to contribute their own stories, to share their concerns around climate justice and act collectively. . Through discussions, hands-on filmmaking, and an urban walk, participants will share and gain new perspectives on how our daily habits shape the world around us.

Your personal video diary, created during the workshop, will be featured in the Nine Earths Immersive exhibition, adding your voice to a global conversation about sustainability and consumption.

Session 1: Introduction to the Nine Earth Installation with Mike Faulkner and Deborah Curtis
Session 2: Storytelling, Your Voice, and Ethnographic Filmmaking with Mike Faulkner and Kevin Walker
Session 3: Practical Training – Filming & Sound with Mike Faulkner, Jessica Hewitt-Haynes, Blanca Regina
Session 4: Urban Walk & Filming with Mike Faulkner, Kevin Walker, Jim Roseveare
Session 5: Collecting & Reviewing Stories with Mike Faulkner, Jessica Hewitt-Haynes, Blanca Regina
Session 6: Collecting & Reviewing Stories with Jessica Hewitt-Haynes, Blanca Regina
Session 7: Final Films and Presentations with Mike Faulkner, Kevin Walker

What you get

By taking part in the Two-Point-Six Earths workshop, you’ll gain:

The chance to contribute to the Nine Earths an immersive installation as part of the Roundhouse Three Sixty festival.
Filming and editing techniques.
Ethnographic storytelling.
In-depth knowledge of climate crises and environmental impacts.
An opportunity to create and present your own story, sharing your unique perspective alongside voices from around the world.

Meet the tutors

Mike Faulkner is a neurodiverse artist and Founder & Director of D-Fuse, a collective of audiovisual innovators working with environmental storytelling across a range of media and art forms since the mid- 1990’s. D-Fuse’s output encompasses VR/XR, immersive installations, experimental film, animation, and live AV performances.

D-Fuse has collaborated with Al Gore and researchers and institutions, incl. Immersive Media Lab/USC; Recombinant Media Labs; Cranbrook Academy of Art; UCL; collaborating with musicians – Steve Reich, Beck, Hauschka, Scanner.

Exhibiting at COP26 & COP27 as well as the British Film Institute, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Tribeca Film Festival, Prix Ars Electronica, Moscow Architectural Biennale, and Mori Art Centre, Tokyo, among others. Plus, guest tutors.

Do I need any particular skills or experience to take part?

We are looking for young people who have an active interest in the environmental crises, filmmaking and audio production.

How to join

Book your place using the enrol button on this page. Spaces are limited so book now to avoid disappointment.

I’M NOT SURE I CAN AFFORD TO TAKE PART…

If you need help to pay for things like project fees, transport or childcare, we can help. Find out how you can get support. If you are using a bursary to pay for the project, please ensure you arrange this with the Advice Base with plenty of time before the start of the project.

I HAVE ADDITIONAL NEEDS. WHAT SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE?

We are committed to supporting D/deaf, disabled and neurodiverse young people, those with medical conditions, access requirements or any lived experience that may require adaptation, support or sensitivity. If there is anything you would like to let us (our youth workers, tutors or staff) know that will support your enjoyment and access, you can do so by emailing us at advicebase@roundhouse.org.uk, and we will contact you to discuss further how to best support your engagement.