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This podcast focuses on a mix of climate change and ecological art, and how they both relate to Dynamic Competence. We\\u2019re focusing on the experiential ecological and landscape art of Helen and Newton Harrison. Helen and Newton were part of only a handful of globally acclaimed artists known as ecopioneers in the 1960\\u2019s and 70\\u2019s. In these early days, Helen and Newton committed to only producing art that directly benefitted the ecosystems they were working in. This art is a combination of museum and gallery exhibits, paired with ecological restoration work on the ground and implemented through a wide range of global public and private partnerships. Over the years, they have built on their original environmental and ecological concerns in the 60\\u2019s and 70\\u2019s to reimagine how we interact with our surrounding landscapes to increase its energetic output in the midst of, and directly in response to, global climate change. Helen and Newton have received commissions from countries around the world, even corresponding with the Dali Lama on the reimagining of the Tibetan Plateau as a water retention landscape. Their first major work, the Lagoon Cycle, commissioned in 1973 and 74, is still considered a foundational work for the Art and Ecology Movement. Much of their work, preceding 2015, is summarized in their beautiful book, the Time of the Force Majeure. Thomas May joins us for the summary discussion. If you would like more information about the Harrison Studio see http://theharrisonstudio.net/