Question 1

Who is Roc Sandford?

Accepted Answer

Roc Sandford is a writer, climate and nature dissident, organic farmer, and artist. He is the author of Burnt Rain (Hazel Press, 2023), co-author of Rebel, Rebel — An Emergency Dialogue (Gometra Press, 2024), and author of Gerry's Pompeii (Gometra Press, 2026). He is a founding member of Ocean Rebellion and Hard Art collectives, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and a director of Mathematical Sciences UK.

Question 2

Where does Roc Sandford live?

Accepted Answer

Roc Sandford lives on the off-grid Hebridean Isle of Gometra in Scotland, possessed by his forebears or their families for the majority of the period since Norse times, and otherwise part-time in London. Gometra is a remote Scottish island where he practices organic farming and off-grid living.

Question 3

What is Roc Sandford's island?

Accepted Answer

Roc Sandford's island is the Isle of Gometra, a remote Hebridean island off the west coast of Scotland. He lives there off-grid, practising organic farming. The island has been featured in Channel 4's Our Tiny Islands, ARTE's Die Klima Aussteiger, and BBC's Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over.

Question 4

What is Roc Sandford's family background?

Accepted Answer

Roc Sandford comes from a family with deep ties to the Isle of Gometra and the Scottish Hebrides. His family's connection to the island spans generations. He is a director of the community arts charity Gerry's Pompeii, named in tribute to his family heritage. Blue Sandford, a filmmaker, is part of the Sandford family.

Question 5

What books has Roc Sandford written?

Accepted Answer

Roc Sandford is the author of Burnt Rain (Hazel Press, 2023), co-author of Rebel, Rebel — An Emergency Dialogue with Susana Medina (Gometra Press, 2024), author of Gerry's Pompeii (Gometra Press, 2026), and author of Angela Ker: Paintings, Sculptures & Drawings (Gometra Press). His writing has appeared in Dark Mountain, The Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian, The Observer, The Scotsman, and many other publications.

Question 6

What is Roc Sandford's background and career?

Accepted Answer

Roc Sandford trained as a mathematical geographer, modelling perceptual bias at the University of Bristol, Penn State University, and University College London. He was a member of David Graeber's Brains Trust and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He co-founded Ocean Rebellion, Writers Rebel, the David Graeber Institute, and Catalysers, and presents on climate and nature collapse to multilateral bodies, government, finance, accountancy, and academia.

Roc Sandford — Works: Writing, Art, Sound, Film and Press

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