Danielle Khan Da Silva believes in the power of art to help solve even some of Earth’s most intractable problems, like climate change.
Art has the power to shake up dangerous established views and offer different, more hopeful perspectives for the future, she maintains.
“Artists are here to cause revolution,” said Da Silva, a Canadian artist celebrated for her photography, filmmaking, and writing. “They have the ability to take people into different worlds… We really need to give people tangible solutions, again, through story, through art.”
Da Silva was recently added to the Global Landscape Forum’s (GLF) annual list of women driving meaningful and transformative changes across communities, the environment, and social justice.