We are in need of a better story.
A better story of ourselves, our planet, and our future. The Otherwise Collective bridges art, science and technology in service of story.
Our research seeks to restore relationships of symbiosis and economies of reciprocity with our human and more-than-human worlds.
We converge from many fields: dance, music, creative technology, cognitive neuroscience, advertising, environmental & social impact strategy, industrial design, human evolutionary biology, entrepreneurship, psychology, history, and theatre practices - and from almost as many countries. (More about us.)
We inhabit multidisciplinary, multifaceted approaches, working otherwise toward the multispecies ethic needed for an inhabitable future for all.
Our work
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The Team
Founding Members
Anna Riley-Shepard
I use my understanding of the mind to change minds: science in service of story. My work tackles our society’s relational breakdown with nature, each other, and ourselves. I draw on the behavioral insights of neuroscience, the intuitive communication of the creative industries, and the embodied creativity of dance.
B.A. Harvard University
PROJECTS
The Plant Is Present at WHOLE Festival | Concept & Direction
What Doesn’t End In Water Ends In Light | Concept, Co-creation, & Performance
Rewilding The Body | Concept, Direction & Performance
The Plant Is Present at Hortus By Night | Concept & Co-direction
A Wave Is Just a Circle Dispersed By Time | Co-creation, Performance & Sound
Vincula | Co-creation & Performance
Fernando Diaz Smith
I studied Industrial Design, starting with building/making and ending up with a passion for technology. As a senior technologist at Tellart, I work in Research & Development to prototype solutions and effectively implement adjustments and improvements along the way - always with a human-centric design perspective.
B.A. Rhode Island School of Design
PROJECTS
The Plant Is Present at Hortus By Night | Creative Technology Lead
Vincula | Co-creation & Creative Technology
Nicholas Rosamilia
With a background in human evolutionary biology, music, strategic communication, and entrepreneurship, I work to fuse the powers of art, science, and business in a quest for positive change.
B.A. Harvard University
PROJECTS
Rewilding The Body | Dramaturgy
The Plant Is Present at Hortus By Night | Co-direction
Vincula | Co-creation & Creative Technology
Jelten Beekhuis
I’m passionate about making complex topics accessible through creative, detail-oriented experience design. As Product Owner of the consumer-facing app at Picnic, I work both to establish a big-picture vision that unites my team of 35+ designers, developers, and analysts, and to attend to the critical daily that enable an intuitive, delightful user experience.
B.S. Systems Engineering, Policy Analysis & Management, Delft University
PROJECTS
The Plant Is Present at WHOLE Festival | Production Assistance
The Plant Is Present at Hortus By Night | Production Assistance
Fernanda Gonzalez Morales
I unite my backgrounds in history, dance and theatre practices to approach moments of transition with a focus not on static realities but on interrelated possibilities. My practice is embedded within feminism and decolonial frames that provide a critical understanding of our current socio-political and affective conditions and facilitate re-imagining of alternative futures.
B.A. University of Mexico, M.A. Artez
PROJECTS
The Plant Is Present at Hortus By Night | Co-creation & communications
A Wave Is Just a Circle Dispersed By Time | Co-creation, Performance & Video
Vincula | Co-creation & Dramaturgy
Teresa Santos
I'm moved by the idea of ecountering and sharing better, healthier and happier strategies for ourselves as unique living beings, others and the environment we exist within. I navigate and follow this bliss through diverse movement practices, performing arts and holistic psychology.
B.A. Distance University of Spain
PROJECTS
The Plant Is Present at Hortus By Night | Co-creation & communications
A Wave Is Just a Circle Dispersed By Time | Co-creation, Performance & Video
Vincula | Co-creation & Performance
Come closer?
We are always open for collaboration, conversation, confrontation or conspiration!
…Or book one of our pieces for a festival, exhibition, theatre, or other event.