Interdependence day brought together an array of academics and artists with different approaches and perspectives on our interconnected world. Here's a selection of audio recordings from some of those exhibiting and presenting at the event.

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Joe Smith - Open University
Listen to an interview with Joe Smith, an academic at the Open University, who explains the thinking behind the event. He discusses how artists, policy makers, academics and politicians come together to consider the environment, climate change and changing biodiversity and how the threads are interconnected.
Joe Smith interview (1.7 MB)

60 Minutes to Save the World

A special edition of BBC Radio 4's The Material World was recorded on the day, in which presenter Quentin Cooper was joined by scientists and researchers to find out how the world might be saved in sixty minutes.

The guests were Doreen Massey, Professor of Geography at the Open University; Professor Martin Parry of the University of East Anglia and Chairman of Working Group II, an offshoot of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, chairman of Anglo American plc, ex-chairman of Royal Dutch Shell and member of the UN Secretary General's Advisory Council for the Global Compact; and Bill Thompson, technology commentator, writer and broadcaster.

60 Minutes to Save the World debate (22.1MB)

The clothes she wears
Listen to an interview with Siobhan Wall on her exhibition 'The clothes she wears' - featuring the clothes worn by women in eight different countries world wide, providing an insight into their lives, both socially and economically.
Siobhan Wall interview (4.1MB)

The Dirt Cafe
Listen to an interview with Claire Hartten and Alex Laird on their project 'the Dirt Cafe' where sharing a meal is used to prompt discussion and debate about the connection of sustainability, regeneration, the soil and earth and alternative approaches to global issues.
Claire Hartten and Alex Laird interview (2.3MB)
Dirt Cafe discussion (73.1MB)

Electronic waste
Listen to an interview with Jennifer Gabrys and her research and perspectives on following the trail of environmental and social issues arising out of electronic waste. You can also hear Jennifer talking about some of her work in the exhbition.
Jennifer Gabrys interview (1.2MB)
Jennifer Gabrys exhibition interview (2.0MB)

Ghosts in the machine
Listen to an interview with Benedict Phillips and his interpretation of extinct life forms fueling modern day cars through our use of oil and the impact this has with continued death to animal and plant life.
Benedict Phillips interview (1.6MB)

Proboscis
Listen to an interview with Alice Angus of Proboscis, which is an artist led cultural organisation, looking at how interdependence can work at a local level as well as an international one.
Alice Angus interview (1.9MB)

Renga poetry
Listen to an interview with Andrew Ray of Renga, which is a group poetry event based upon ancient Japanese poetry of linked verse.
Andrew Ray interview (0.6MB)