I am a climate communicator and a practitioner of socially engaged art; short documentaries, essays, and photography are my modes of expression. My understanding of communication has deepened since I started my career as an environmentally focused journalist and documentary filmmaker in Finland in 1990s. Communication does not happen without connection. Communication is more about listening than talking. The community gatherings I host are invitations to explore what opens up when we pause and slow down, and what becomes possible when we experience the world beyond our habitual ways of being and relating.