Pacific, Climate & Environment Profile Series: Ms Jessica Coldrey
- Jul 21
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 30
As part of AFRAN's 10th anniversary celebrations, we continue to showcase the diverse people, perspectives and collaborations that have shaped our network over the past decade.
Today, we are delighted to feature Jessica Coldrey, a multidisciplinary artist and sustainability practitioner whose work explores the connections between people, culture and the ocean.
Rather than communicating through scientific publications alone, Jess collaborates with researchers, policymakers, artists and communities to translate complex environmental challenges into creative experiences that encourage reflection, dialogue and empathy. Her work reminds us that addressing climate change is not only about data and evidence, it is also about the stories we tell and the relationships we build with the natural world.
Through AFRAN, Jess has led and contributed to several interdisciplinary initiatives bringing together voices from Australia, France and the Pacific.
One of these is A Chair for the Ocean, an art project inviting us to imagine the ocean as a stakeholder with its own voice, encouraging us to rethink our relationship with marine environments.
Discover A Chair for the Ocean:https://www.jesscoldrey.com/art/a-chair-for-the-ocean
She also developed Art Strategy Impact, a podcast series whose first season focused on ocean governance, featuring conversations with scientists, artists, NGO representatives and policymakers from Australia, France and French Polynesia. The series explores how different cultural perspectives influence the way we understand, value and care for the ocean.
Listen to the podcast series:https://www.jesscoldrey.com/podcast
Alongside her artistic practice, Jess serves as a Board Member of the United Nations Association of Australia (Victoria Division) / UNAAV and continues to champion education for sustainable development, particularly among young people.
For Jess, one of the Pacific’s greatest strengths lies in the way many cultures understand humans and nature as inseparable. As one interviewee from Tahiti shared, the idea of ‘nature’ in Reo Tahiti is not traditionally separated from people in the same way it is in Western thought.
Discover her story below and stay tuned as we continue celebrating the remarkable people who have helped shape AFRAN's network over the past decade.
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