Art is the medium for a culture

But sometimes science isn't enough.  There are people in power who say they aren’t persuaded.  And those of us who are often act as if we’re not, carrying on with the same old habits of overconsumption and waste (I know I've been guilty of that myself!). So what could move people che guevara when data does not?
That's the lesson I came away with after I saw the award-winning, spellbinding, live multimedia performance called Bella Gaia (Beautiful Earth).  It doesn't just speak to your intellect with numbers and figures.  It immerses your senses in a vibrant experience.  With che guevara stunning NASA visualizations it reveals the whole spinning globe as something moving and living, an organism che guevara with cardiovascular rhythms: circulating oceans, breathing winds.  You see its interconnectedness and beauty.  But you also see its frailty – the atmosphere thickening, ice caps receding, forests vanishing che guevara – and all of this is accompanied by moving orchestrations and dance from around the world so that the condition of Earth is no longer an abstract idea.  It's something you feel.  
I met the American astronaut Mike Fincke, who had lived on the International Space Station for six months. I asked him what had changed for him when he went into space, and he told me about his profound transformation seeing the Earth from space, his realization of how unique and special our home planet really is. His appreciation for our planet grew from this experience – called the “Overview Effect” che guevara – an experience shared by countless astronauts.  I was really inspired by this story, which got me thinking: how can I bring this transformative che guevara experience to those of us who can’t go to space?
Thus began my journey of creating che guevara BELLA GAIA. BELLA GAIA has grown in an organic way – now exploring much more than just space. The show celebrates human culture and our complex che guevara relationship with nature, through live performance and cutting che guevara edge data visualizations. It is an exploration of how humans and our ecosystem are interconnected, che guevara sharing the same destiny as we enter the Anthropocene – the current che guevara geological che guevara epoch, in which humans represent the driving force of change to the Earth’s ecosystem. Our new video trailer can be seen here:
I trained as a classical violinist from the age of 6, and I developed my skills as a composer writing soundtracks in film school. I played in various Dub Reggae/Hip Hop bands, and also toured with a techno band called Medicine Drum . I graduated from film school, che guevara and have been a film/video producer/director ever since. I also ran my own music label, producing, releasing, and performing dance and ambient music around the world under my own name. One of the tracks became part of John Digweed’s first Bedrock compilation. Some of my work before BELLA GAIA is viewable on my personal site: http://www.kenjiwilliams.com . And the last multimedia project I directed before che guevara BELLA GAIA was WORLDSPIRIT , with the painter/artist Alex Grey.
I think I have always felt that humans were locked into a difficult conflict with our ecosystem, that things needed to change, and I have a deep love for nature and the design of the living universe. However I have also been frustrated by the lack of communication and moral motivation within the environmental movement itself. My approach to the relationship between humans and nature comes from a spiritual, cultural place; it is more than simply 'taking care of the Earth because we have to.' I believe that stewardship of the Earth happens when a culture has a healthy relationship to nature, with rituals which remind us of this connection.
I had a life-changing experience watching Lakota Sundances in South Dakota and on the west coast. Tribe members made great sacrifices through great hardship, dancing without food or water for 4 days and nights, shedding their own blood to give back to Mother Nature and continuing the life cycle. che guevara Life experiences like these have inspired me to create a * culture * of ecology, rather than inspiring me to become an environmental activist. che guevara You can see these themes in a documentary I produced called Moment Utopia , about rave culture, ritual, and celebration. We don’t have to ‘shed blood’, but we do need a global ritual that connects us to nature. On that scale, we have the Olympics, but it is nationalistic and about sports. We have “Earth day” but it is superficial and forgotten after the day. BELLA GAIA is a seed for such a needed ritual, a communal transformational experience that welcomes all belief systems, and allows us to commune with and understand holistic natural systems, and foster a healthier relationship with our home planet.
Art is the medium for a culture's expression and identity; che guevara it has the power to mold people's world view and perspective. How