Collective act For hope

The Explorative phase

We have the responsibility to raise the level of creativity for inventing new solutions to old problems.

Creativity is not one thing, it’s a variety of skills applied to life, equally effective for the future. It has the power to widen our mindset and rethink the norm. Creativity is the opposite to perfection. Because we don’t need perfect activism, we need action. Dare to be proud, dare to be wrong. If you don’t dare, nothing original will occur.

This is an exploration of a Collective Act for Hope. United by Creativity.

2023.04.03

Editing of 2023 art piece for hope.

2023.02.23

Storyboard. Behind the scene in the making of the art piece "Human Choice" – celebrating hope and creativity.

2023.02.08

if you asked
in the depths of the night,
I would say hope means
that I wake to a brand
new day, brand new page
brand new portrait i’m still
in the frame

Presenting Joshua Idehen, artist and poet, as one of the curators to a Collective Act for Hope, to be visualized in the art piece "Human Choice".

17 Curators – 17 pieces of creativity to showcase progress towards a more sustainable future. Together, across silos, we are many who want to counteract despair and bring back hope.

2023.02.01

A cross-silo meetup – part of a radical collaboration to counteract polarization and despair for a better tomorrow. The Curators of 2023 have all replied on the creative brief from HEART 17. It was time to "synchronize watches" and share learnings, progress to align the communication around UN WORLD Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21st.

A huge THANK YOU to EY Doberman and Smuggler Music for contributing to the meetup.

2022.12.16.

Presenting CAKE as one of the curators to a Collective Act for Hope, to be visualized in the art piece "Human Choice".

2022.12.15

Presenting Aderinsola Babawale, american poet and activist in Fridays For Future, as one of the curators to a Collective Act for Hope, to be visualized in the art piece "Human Choice".

The need for action is immediate
Now
It is time
To shape our future more equitably
somewhere on our vast earth
Today begins again
Today is the time to act
Today is a step away
From starting off a better tomorrow
Worth fighting for

– From HOPE by Aderinsola Babawale

2022.12.13.

Presenting José González, a Swedish indie folk singer-songwriter and advocate for progress and sustainability, as one of the curators to a Collective Act for Hope. To be visualized in art piece "Human Choice", launching April 2023.

2022.12.12
Presenting Houdini Sportswear as one of the curators to a Collective Act for Hope, to be visualized in the art piece "Human Choice"

2022.12.11.

17 CURATORS – 17 PIECES

17 curators have replied on a creative brief of what brings them hope.⁠
17 pieces of creativity to showcase progress towards a more sustainable future. ⁠ Together, across silos, we are many who want to counteract despair and bring back hope.

2022.12.07.

THE HEART – "SEVENTEEN PIECES"
Symbol of the movement that strives to always connect the pieces of creativity and innovation for our common future.
For all within the movement to label their work with.

2022.12.05

We are creating a manifestation sharing progress and showing hope.
Guided by human creativity, collaboration and youth inclusion.

We do not give up. Because what if the best world is yet ahead of us?

2022.12.02.

HEART 17 is not about building a brand. It’s about building a movement.
A movement to counteract polarization and despair.

2022.11.24.

RAISE YOUR VOICE. DARE TO ACT.
EY Doberman x HEART 17, part of art piece "HUMAN INTEREST", projected on UN building, NEW YORK City.

2022.11.22.

We feel hope.

2022.11.16. Worth fighting for.

2022.11.15. Female Power.

2022.11.07. We need creativity to think of that question in a serious, realistic and joyful way. If you repeat that question as a mantra it becomes a pathway of thoughts moving forward instead of backwards. Creativity has the power to widen our mindset and rethink the norm.

2022.11.06. COP27 UN Climate Conference. For our common future, dare to act. Together, we’ll turn despair into action, and action into hope.
Alone a ripple. Together a tidal wave of hope.

2022.11.06.

With the more important things, we try to have an unanimous position, and sometimes it's beneficial that way. You often end up far from where you started. That's definitely productive. Sometimes someone just backs down, and that's cool. It's often about losing control. It's a different kind of practice. After I finished art school I had an art collective with four close friends—amazing people—but because no one wanted to lose control, it didn't last. In this case it's different: you have to learn to lose control.
– Sahara Widoff, Creative Lead HEART 17.

2022.11.03. WE HAVE ENTERED A NEW ERA WHERE WE NEED TO MAKE DIFFERENT PRIORITIES. THE LEVEL OF CREATIVITY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. IT´S UP TO US TO CHOOSE OUR FUTURE, BETWEEN HOPE AND DESPAIR. HUMAN CHOICE.

2022.10.17.

WE INVITE YOU TO COLLABORATE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE CREATIVE MIX OF HEART 17.

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22.09.29. Paris Fashion Week. How can creativity and innovation boost sustainable development?

2022.05.31. New York City. We created an art piece called “Human Interest”. "Human Interest” was an interpretation of the IPCC report that intended to inspire collective effort, and to celebrate the power of creativity. The art piece highlighted interests that are driven by common human emotions, the shared experiences of many, and the longing to feel connected. It was projected on the United Nations Headquarters, New York City.