Considering Art Podcast – Genevieve Robertson, art meets environmental science

In this episode, Canadian multi-media artist Genevieve Robertson talks about how planting trees was a family preoccupation, the environmental trauma caused by logging in her home province of British Columbia, how materials are central to her art, how detritus and primordial matter are inspirations, and about her current exhibition in Birmingham which includes both examples of her Canadian experience and new work referencing the Black Country’s ecological history. Genevieve Robertson talking with Bob Chaundy Accompanying images on consideringart.com Screenshot " data-large-file="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/monument-creek-wildfire-video-still.jpg?w=736" src="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/monument-creek-wildfire-video-still.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-12061" srcset="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/monument-creek-wildfire-video-still.jpg 800w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/monument-creek-wildfire-video-still.jpg?w=150 150w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/monument-creek-wildfire-video-still.jpg?w=300 300w, https://consideringart.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/monument-creek-wildfire-video-still.jpg?w=768 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> Monument Creek Wildfire video still Lichen from Carbon Study: Walking in the Dark <img loading="lazy" width="800" height="640" data-attachment-id="12065" data-permalink="https://consideringart.com/2026/04/27/considering-art-podcast-genevieve-robertson-art-meets-environmental-science/milk-plateau-detail/" data-orig-file="https://consideringart.com/wp-content/upload