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“Die Form der Osagedorn Frucht ist organischer als ein Ball. Rundlich kleine Stecknadelköpfe sowie länglich gewölbte Miniatur-Nieren liegen eng an eng mit kaper-artigen Waben vermengt. Die unregelmäßigen hellgrünen Zellstrukturen sind viele Einzelfrüchte, die sich gegenseitig die Form geben und nur als Ganzes existieren.” Sina Ribak, Hallo Maclura! Eine Geschichte über das Lebewesen Osagedorn, 2026.
Welche Landnutzungsweisen sind uns heute wie viel wert? – Lisa Cronjäger Read More
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
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 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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