The first workshop by the State of the Art Network explores living matter and dives deep into the knowledge of soil. It connects the soil-inclined Nordic network of artists and researchers, inviting the participants to literally plant their feet and to feed their guts and […]
10-11 mars, 2021. We love field work. We love hot coffee and crisp early Spring days, and to be on the move through landscapes, soundscapes, cityscapes – in conversation with the site and each other. The terrain informs the conversation in invaluable ways, becomes a […]
Three initiatives in three different countries, all centred around soil and sustainability, met for a joint seminar to share, care and join forces. The Humus economicus research team had the great privilege to meet Teemu Lehmusruusu and Danielle Wild.. Teemu told us about his initiative […]
This artwork and eco-social sculpture celebrates reciprocal human-plant-soil relations through an installation and a growing site at Malmö Art Museum, Sweden. In an indoor film and sound installation, focusing on a special kind of maize and the Three Sisters companion planting, seeds are bathing in […]
Humus economicus, represented by Malin Lobell and Janna Holmstedt, is exited about being part of this amazing, transdisciplinary network of artists, practitioners, researchers, and organizations who have come together to discuss the role, responsibility, and potential of art and culture in the Anthropocene. By developing […]
The four-year art and research project Humus economicus, funded by Formas, a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development, started in January 2021. This article in Magazine Extrakt gives a glimpse of what will happen, and project leader Janna Holmstedt describes why we have to urgently […]
Humus economicus is an art and research initiative that seeks to counteract soil blindness, and investigate the future and value of soil in urbanised landscapes. It is initiated by artist and environmental humanities researcher Janna Holmstedt, National Historical Museums, Sweden. The project mobilizes a team […]
A research project at Swedish National Historical Museums. Funded by Formas, a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development