Welche Landnutzungsweisen sind uns heute wie viel wert? – Lisa Cronjäger Read More
Review: “Umtriebszeiten” von Lisa Cronjäger
Category: writing
journal, blog
Gedankenfutter
My new text Gedankenfutter – published in the exhibition magazine ‘Unter Pflanzen’ – invites you to a scientific and sensual encounter with plants and the soil. With literature and poetry as well as texts from the fields of philosophy, art, media, literature and natural sciences, the magazine links the research shown in the exhibition. ‘Among Plants’ explores plants as intelligent, sensitive beings. Read More
Tending to Elusive Matter
A living potato decomposes over time. A seemingly alchemical process transforms living matter into a supple, atemporal, odorless piece. How durable is bioplastic? Who negotiates the degree of solubility? Is non-toxicity the criterium? In her research, Gülşah investigates the thermoplasticity of starch. Plants store energy in the form of starch. Animal bodies can’t make starch; they digest it to obtain energy. Humans learned to transform it outside of their bodies, too, to make fuel or different materials.
Sina Ribak
The writing process for Gülşah Mursaloğlu’s artist catalogue became a very inspiring research experience.
An Encounter with Leaves
The agency of chlorophyll engenders tree-insect-sun relationships that are often symbiotic and that I see as a way to co-create knowledges.
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