Divining Chaos: The Autobiography of an Idea

Produced by KSQD90.7FM  (Note: This live interview was conducted during the California storms (atmospheric rivers) January, 2023.

“Be Bold America!” Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT)

How can art be a catalyst for political change?

In a new autobiography, groundbreaking and acclaimed artist, Aviva Rahmani, shares her evolution as a woman, an artist, an ecofeminist, and a fearless defender of the natural world.

In the world of ecoart, a genre which combines art techniques, political activism, and scientific insight to create pieces that speak directly to our current ecological threat, Rahmani’s cutting-edge work grapples with the political, social, and cultural realities of the day and expresses a deep compassion and concern for injustice.

Her autobiography, Divining Chaos: The Autobiography of an Idea, offers an intimate tour of her life and work. Along the way Rahmani hones her inventive style integrating painting, sculpture, film, music, performance, and, ultimately, the natural world. In one of her most celebrated pieces, The Blued Trees Symphony, she used a series of endangered forest sites, starting in New York state, as her canvas by painting trees with a blue marking that corresponded to the musical movements of an aerial symphony.

Interview Guest:

Aviva Rahmani, PhD is a pioneering ecological artist who has worked at the cutting edge of the avant-garde since she committed to her career in art at the age of nineteen. Rahmani is an affiliate of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She earned her PhD from the University of Plymouth, UK, and received her BFA and MFA at the California Institute of the Arts. She co-edited the anthology, Ecoart in Action: Activities, Case Studies, and Provocations for Classrooms and Communities. She frequently exhibits, publishes, and presents internationally. Recently, she completed a residency with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council on Governors Island in New York. 

Visit: https://nyupress.org/9781613321669/divining-chaos/ and https://www.avivarahmani.com/climate-change-ecoart.