Presented by the GREENy bastARTs Collective and hosted at the Building Centre between 18–28 June 2026 , KINDFIRE is a bold eco‑artivist exhibition and public programme taking place during London Climate Action Week 2026.
Conceived by the GREENy bastARTs- an international eco-artivist collective of artists, scientists, engineers, researchers, storytellers, and activists – KINDFIRE transforms The Building Centre into a living ecosystem where art, science, community, technology, and activism meet.
At its core, KINDFIRE is an art exhibition. The gallery becomes the emotional and intellectual anchor for the entire event, offering a multisensory journey through the interconnected urgencies shaping our planetary future. Visitors encounter works that make environmental challenges tangible, personal, and actionable, while the surrounding programme deepens understanding through dialogue, reflection, and collective imagination.
Opening Hours & Key Dates
- Private View: 18 June (5-8pm)
- Exhibition Open: 20–28 June, Monday–Friday (9-5pm)
- Open: Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 with special programming
- Finissage: Final Sunday (afternoon 2-4pm)
- Venue: The Building Centre, 26 Store St, London WC1E 7BT
- Link: Kindfire at the Building Centre.
The exhibition remains accessible throughout the weekdays, offering a contemplative space for visitors to explore the artworks, scientific insights, and multisensory installations at their own pace. The final weekend brings a concentrated burst of talks, workshops, screenings, and participatory sessions.
Six Environmental Urgencies
KINDFIRE is structured around six interconnected urgencies, each revealing how deeply our lives are woven into ecological and social systems:
1. Energy Transition
Clean energy, transport, and the shifting infrastructures shaping our lives.
2. Overconsumption
Circularity, waste reduction, and creative interventions using ocean‑recovered materials and “trashure.”
3. Food & The Kindness Revolution
Compassionate consumption, food justice, and the ethics of what we eat.
4. Climate Social Justice
Equity in climate action, centring the experiences of climate‑vulnerable communities.
5. Interconnectedness
Ecological and social systems as interdependent webs, explored through biomaterials and bio‑inspired design.
6. How Climate Change Affects Me
A youth‑centred urgency focusing on personal climate impact, agency, and hope.
Across the final weekend, visitors can expect a dynamic mix of artist talks, expert dialogues, screenings, workshops, and interactive sessions. While the detailed schedule is still being finalised, each day will weave together multiple urgencies, helping visitors see the bigger picture and understand how every issue connects to all others.
A Collective Vision
The GREENy bastARTs believe that art is a dialogue, and sustainability a shared responsibility. KINDFIRE embodies this ethos: kind but determined artivism that bridges knowledge and care, turning awareness into action. The event brings together artists, scientists, engineers, marine biologists, social scientists, environmental researchers, and academic partners to foster joyful collaboration for the common good of all life.
The entire programme is grounded in a vegan commitment shared by all participants, reflecting the collective’s dedication to reducing harm and modelling compassionate, low‑impact cultural practice.
KINDFIRE invites visitors to reconnect, reimagine, and rekindle their commitment to a thriving planet—through the transformative power of art at the centre of it all.
More about Francesca Busca
Francesca Busca is a founder of GREENy bastARTs. Francesca is an eco-artist whose practice sits at the intersection of art, activism and environmental advocacy. Since 2017 she has pioneered a unique form of waste-based mosaic, transforming discarded materials into intricate “trashure” artworks that highlight the urgency of rethinking our relationship with consumption and value.
Working exclusively with reclaimed waste, she creates pieces that blend beauty with environmental commentary, using each tessera as a protest against disposable culture. Her work is driven by a belief in art as a universal language capable of inspiring empathy, systemic change and cross-community collaboration. Through her approach, Francesca challenges traditional artistic and economic models, presenting sustainability not just as a theme but as a lived, holistic practice.
Franscesa Busca supports the Borough of Ealing Art Trail.
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