Image above: Gipsön, the Gypsum Island. Film still: Karin Wegsjö / (p)Art of the Biomass. In a series of excursions, seminars and art & science retreats, Humus economicus aims to visit sites that bear witness, or stand as ruins of recent pasts. The sites have […]
Above: water color sketch in preparation for the carpet A Fallow / En Träda, Maja Fjaestad, 1919. Photo: Åsa Elzén. On May 4, we had the great pleasure of meeting artist Åsa Elzén who for many years – through a series of works, exhibitions, conversations, […]
3-4 May, 2021 During this second art & science retreat (see No. 1 here), we continued our series of walks, where we visit sites that bear witness to how human-soil relations have changed landscapes as well as heritage and soil imaginaries in a Swedish context. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Funded by Formas, a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development