Satellite Vu or ‘Satvu’

Supporting Net Zero transition in the UK climate space tech sector

  • To support company mission and early product validation, I secured an academic research partnership with Surrey Research Park, which enabled the Park to validate their Net Zero targets based on government EPC regulations. Read about the project here.

  • Proactively positioned SatVu as a leader in high-resolution thermal technology by communicating world-changing value and securing strategic affiliation at leading events, publications, UK government programs and within the venture capital market.

  • Secured coverage in high-profile outlets including BBC, Sky News, TechCrunch, The Observer; writing press releases, organising and briefing spokespeople for interviews.

  • Led the procurement and evaluation of three website redesign proposals, working collaboratively to launch a new website with an updated logo and representative colour scheme aligned with the brand’s vision.

  • Designed and sourced high-quality sustainable marketing materials for events, sales initiatives, internal onboarding processes, and investor relations.

  • Organised regular internal events aimed at enhancing team morale, fostering collaboration, and improving overall team effectiveness.

Kceniya Holmes with Andrea Gori from Illuminem, at London Climate Technology Show in October 2022

Kceniya with Andrea Gori, Founder of Illuminem, during London Climate Technology Show, 2022.

Bawani International

Marketing international real estate and cultural exchange in Saudi Arabia

  • Successfully negotiated and secured individual and corporate leases with prominent international clients, leading high-impact projects aligned with Vision 2030 objectives across sectors such as entertainment, construction, professional services, and hospitality.

  • Managed day-to-day operations and led a team of 15 international staff, ensuring coordination between internal and external stakeholders to deliver high-quality customer service. Fostered a collaborative environment that maintained operational efficiency and client satisfaction.

  • Led the Ishbilia Compound Business Club in Riyadh, a monthly forum dedicated to exploring and discussing contemporary business ideas and trends.

  • Organised a weekly gathering to explore the works of influential philosophers such as Hannah Arendt, Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and Emmanuel Levinas, supporting in-depth ideas in a multi-cultural environment.

  • Led a weekly movement class for women, designed to help expatriate participants find their natural flow through breathing techniques and modern dance principles. The sessions promoted relaxation, stress relief, and cultural adjustment, offering support in navigating the challenges of living in a new and different environment.

  • Active member of an international group that met weekly for weekend desert walks and hikes, fostering cross-cultural connections and promoting physical fitness in a unique natural setting.

Empowering a thriving community of writers and creatives in Belgium

Leuven Writers Collective

  • Kceniya founded the Leuven Writers’ Collective in December 2015 and led the group until February 2018. During this time, the Collective organised live performances, collaborated with local organisations and held regular meetings, workshops and social gatherings. Membership was cultivated through organic and guerrilla marketing techniques, and the initiative operated as a self-funded, non-profit entity.

  • In response to the March 22, 2016, terror attack in Brussels, the Leuven Writers’ Collective launched a public engagement initiative. This project encouraged residents to anonymously express their thoughts and feelings by writing messages on paper and placing them in a shoebox. The collected messages were later shared with the community.

  • Kceniya directed "How We Make Love: When Poetry and Theatre Meet," a dynamic performance blending poetry and theatre. The production featured 15 poems—half from Collective members and half from renowned poets like Mary Oliver and W.H. Auden—exploring themes of love, trust, and renewal. An accompanying exhibition enriched the experience by transforming text into spoken word and motion into gesture.

    In "By heart // Mnemosyne speaks," eight performers recited ten poems from memory, each paired with a unique video installation created by Kceniya. One poem was recited in Russian with visual translation, and another performance was conducted virtually via Skype. This event took place on May 18, 2016, at Pangaea, KU Leuven.

  • Between 2015 and 2018, Kceniya led and facilitated regular creative writing workshops that focused on various exercises designed to inspire creativity, improve writing ability and create community.

Dance & Workshops

Dynamic Dialogues: Artistic and Philosophical Collaborations

  • Working with artist Vera Tussing, at STUK House of Dance, Image and Sound in Leuven, Belgium. ‘Mazing’ (2016) asked questions on what it means to be together and how can we generate new models of positive sociality through performance.

    My role was to provide a review of the performance during rehearsals and practise, assisting in creative problem solving to some methodological choreographic challenges.

  • Working with artist Iffy Tilleu, on her project ‘Faithful Enemy’ (2015), I provided philosophical insight into misogyny found in the history of Western philosophy.

    ‘Faithfull Enemy’ asked participants at KunstWest Centre in Amsterdam, on how they deal with the emotion of hatred and provided a workshop type setting for emotional expression and healing.

  • We worked together on an artistic dance project interpreting words, speech and the unconscious through dance and movement.

  • Ongoing video diary capturing the delicate and fragile nature of the natural world and its wonders.

  • Filmed on location in Exmoor National Park, exploring ideas on solitude, isolation and estrangement.

  • Inspired as an existential reaction to the UK Withdrawal Bill from the European Union.

  • “Verbinding,” meaning "connection" in Flemish, is a video essay that explores the relationships I forged through dance in Leuven, Belgium.

  • Poetic documentary exploring the philosophical foundations of western philosophy through the concept of the muse, filmed on the slopes of Mount Olympus.

  • Scripted, filmed and edited a 9-minute documentary that delves into the conceptual tensions between capitalism and environmentalism through the lens of the Hegelian dialectic.

Video Essays