ABOUT
THE SUSTAINABILITY DISCOURSE
HAS LARGELY PLAYED OUT IN THE
DOMAINS OF NATURAL SCIENCES
AND TECHNOLOGY, WITH RECENT
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES.
HOWEVER, OUR INDIVIDUAL AND
COLLECTIVE ACTIONS HAVE
LAGGED BEHIND AND THE ACTUAL
PROBLEMS OF SUSTAINABILITY
HAVE BECOME WORSE IN THE
SAME PERIOD.
Roots & Seeds XXI. Biodiversity Crisis and Plant Resistance is an international cooperation project between Ars Electronica (AT), Leonardo-OLATS (FR), University of Barcelona (ES) and Quo Artis (ES) as lead partner, and co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
With this project, we
sustain we can get better action and behavioural commitments to
sustainability by using Art & Science practices, approaches,
techniques and aesthetics to develop passion and emotional
connection for sustainable organizing and living, trying to promote
habits that take care of our environment and specifically our plants,
contributing to our botanical literacy.
Roots & Seeds XXI activities (residencies, workshops, forums, talks and exhibitions) have served the purpose of transnational circulation of cultural professionals, art production and research focused on the biodiversity crisis of the vegetal world.
Roots & Seeds XXI aims to reflect on the biodiversity emergency, analysing, from different perspectives the transformation, adaptation and resilience of the plants, while promoting the intersection of Art and Science as the main platform to raise awareness of these issues.
Roots & Seeds XXI activities (residencies, workshops, forums, talks and exhibitions) have served the purpose of transnational circulation of cultural professionals, art production and research focused on the biodiversity crisis of the vegetal world.
Roots & Seeds XXI aims to reflect on the biodiversity emergency, analysing, from different perspectives the transformation, adaptation and resilience of the plants, while promoting the intersection of Art and Science as the main platform to raise awareness of these issues.
OBJECTIVES
TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR COMMON TOOLS AND APPROACHES IN THE INTERSECTION OF ART
& SCIENCE TO GENERATE COMMON SPACES FOR ARTISTS, CURATORS, SCIENTISTS AND
SOCIAL AGENTS.
TO STIMULATE TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION BUILDING BRIDGES OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF TECHNICAL, SCIENTIFIC, SOCIAL, ARTISTIC AND TRANSCULTURAL KNOWLEDGE.
TO EXPLORE CO-CREATION AND TRANSVERSAL APPROACH AS A METHODOLOGY TO STIMULATE ARTISTIC RESEARCH, CULTURAL AND TRANSNATIONAL PRODUCTION OF ARTWORKS.
TO STUDY HOW CAN ARTISTIC PRACTICES CONTRIBUTE TO RAISING AWARENESS ON THE SOCIETAL CHALLENGES AND BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT BIODIVERSITY CRISIS.
TO PROMOTE TRANSNATIONAL MOBILITY OF ARTISTS, EXPERTS AND INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION OF ARTWORKS MAKING ART & SCIENCE ACCESSIBLE TO WIDER AUDIENCES.
TO BOOST VISIBILITY FOR ART & SCIENCE PRACTICES CREATING SYNERGIES WITH EU INITIATIVES IN THE FIELD OF BIODIVERSITY
TO STIMULATE TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION BUILDING BRIDGES OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF TECHNICAL, SCIENTIFIC, SOCIAL, ARTISTIC AND TRANSCULTURAL KNOWLEDGE.
TO EXPLORE CO-CREATION AND TRANSVERSAL APPROACH AS A METHODOLOGY TO STIMULATE ARTISTIC RESEARCH, CULTURAL AND TRANSNATIONAL PRODUCTION OF ARTWORKS.
TO STUDY HOW CAN ARTISTIC PRACTICES CONTRIBUTE TO RAISING AWARENESS ON THE SOCIETAL CHALLENGES AND BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT BIODIVERSITY CRISIS.
TO PROMOTE TRANSNATIONAL MOBILITY OF ARTISTS, EXPERTS AND INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION OF ARTWORKS MAKING ART & SCIENCE ACCESSIBLE TO WIDER AUDIENCES.
TO BOOST VISIBILITY FOR ART & SCIENCE PRACTICES CREATING SYNERGIES WITH EU INITIATIVES IN THE FIELD OF BIODIVERSITY