Arts and HealthTurning scientific data on melting ice and permafrost thaw into musical works: this is the premise of a project led by Professor Olivier Beauchet, head of the “Arts and Health” axis of the Research Chair in Creative Economy and Well-being (CREAT), FQR, secteur Société et culture.
In June 2025, UdeMNouvelles published an article on this initiative, carried out in collaboration with geomorphologist Daniel Fortier (Université de Montréal) and several Inuit artists, including singer Joey Partridge and throat singers. Based on data collected over a 30-year period in Nunavik, the team used sonification techniques to create three original songs and a documentary titled “Réchauffement climatique et art inuit : l’expression artistique au service du sensible et de la transmission – ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᑦᔨᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ / silaup asitjivallianinga.”
This interdisciplinary project explores how art can activate emotional engagement to foster collective eco-resilience in the face of accelerating climate change in Northern Quebec.
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