Celebrating the opening of the event series, PLANT STORIES starts with a communal dinner gathering conceived by Bethan Hughes, with contributions by Anguezomo Nzé Mba Bikoro, Bethan Hughes, Bilge Emine Arslan, Ece Eldek, Fetewei Tarekegn, Galo E. Rivera, Tang Han, Leslie García, Sina Ribak, T. Rudzinskaitė Memorial Amateur Lichenologists Society (Sumugan Sivanesan and Tessa Zettel), Tlayolan, Umut Azad Akkel.
Tag: science
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
Around a Tree
What can plants teach us? “Around a Tree” – a project initiated by Fernando Arias, James Richardson, Jonathan Colin, Lucia Lohmann, Mateo Suarez, Miguel Navas, Paola Pérez, Sina Ribak – wants to learn about the work of Plant Science research how it can contribute to understand better the relations of plants and climate change.
Read MoreBetween Us and Nature – A Reading Club #49
Have you been into composting lately? Making soil definitely is a good idea. We also ask what soil is. Soil is home to 90% of the world’s fungi, 85% of plants and more than 50% of bacteria – and 59% of life overall, a recent study says. Let’s look closer at soil organisms through the art and science practice of a microbiologist, who brings the tiniest soil world to light.
Read MoreOO [Open Occulto] // Session 3
Oddkin° Launch @Zabriskie
oddkin°labs is a collaborative experiment with naturecultures that took place at the Experimentierfeld of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin this year.
- How do our collaborative experiences look like?
- Which potential has storytelling in the museum and scientific communication?
- When and where expertise is an obstacle? When is it necessary?