Have we stopped noticing each other? A reflection on emotional exhaustion, shrinking attention spans, performative interaction, and why community resilience may depend on our ability to genuinely care for one another again.
Stories. Systems. Shift.
Making sense of a world in transition through storytelling, art, and honest conversation.
I’m Gregg the Artivist — a storyteller, artist, and activist exploring the systems shaping our lives, from climate and technology to community, media, power, and human connection. Through videos, essays, podcasts, and public engagement, I create space to question what we’ve normalised, reconnect with what matters, and imagine different ways forward — together.
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Here, I write about climate collapse, climate anxiety, personal grief, and the quieter truths behind global systems — because sometimes, the most urgent change begins within.
This year’s Pride The Hague left me reflecting on memory, survival, community and the emotional atmosphere surrounding modern Pride. From wearing an old rainbow resistance pin to witnessing younger generations walk more freely beneath the huge rainbow flag and LOVE balloons, this piece...
In a world where peace is used to justify war, and where ordinary people are calling for an end to genocide, what would it mean to build a culture of peace that respects all life?
After weeks of movement, exhaustion and emotional weight, I woke up needing to do something with my hands. So I built a small fence that became a reflection on care, boundaries and the fragile things we try to keep alive.
After taking part in a Spanish and Dutch research group on activists and algorithms, I found myself sitting with a deeper question. Are activists really fighting for visibility, or are we asking for better access to systems that are already harming society?
From a perfect sunny morning to war as content, this piece reflects on what it means to keep searching for humanity in a world where dehumanising can start to feel disturbingly ordinary.
Fiction can offer something facts alone cannot. This reflection explores why science fiction and horror matter now, and how stories can help us carry fear, grief, ethics, and hope in unstable times.
After several heavy, world focused pieces, this week’s READ turns to something quieter and much smaller. But not smaller in meaning. When two baby pigeons fell from a nest in my garden and their parents did not return, care arrived not as an idea, but as an interruption. What followed was...
After co facilitating a pilot gathering at The Hague Humanity Hub, I walked home thinking about what the morning had revealed. In a world that pushes speed, certainty, and solutions, this was a space for something else entirely. A space where grief, confusion, joy, and uncertainty could...
A lunch conversation with my partner, housemate, and a close friend opened up something much bigger than food, boycotts, or personal choices. It raised questions about hope, lived experience, moral practice, and how easily the same words can land differently depending on where someone is...
Watch - Talking Climate Signature Episodes
These are my signature episodes — deeper stories that connect the climate crisis to politics, people, and emotion. From Trump and climate collapse to the lithium dilemma in Serbia, these videos explore how power and systems affect our shared future.
In this video, we explore what a second Trump term might mean for his potential anti-environmental / climate actions, based on his first term with guest Dario Fazzi...
In this video, I delve into the controversial history of mining giant Rio Tinto. I look at their proposed lithium mining plans in Serbia’s Jadar Valley...
Join me as I discover the Age of Climate Anxiety with Dr. Susan Clayton, world leading authority on the psychological impacts of the Climate Crisis. When we think about...
Designing for Climate Change. My visit to “It’s Our F***ing Backyard’ at the Stedelijk Museum Amstedam It’s Our F***ing Backyard: Designing...
So What is Climate Change? What is Global Warming? And what basic science should be all know about the Climate Crisis 2022
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