“”Tilling Roots&Seeds”, the Role of Art in the Future of Agriculture” presented by Kourochkina
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“Tilling Roots and Seeds” is an international cooperation project between Ars Electronica (AT), KILOWATT (IT), University of Barcelona (ES) and Quo Artis (ES) as lead partner and co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
“Tilling Roots and Seeds” aims to enhance cultural cooperation and capacity for artistic research and practice on the topic of the plant biodiversity crisis and sustainable food system.
The project also supports the role of art as a tool to awaken a critical understanding of climate change that sheds light on how humans generate and affect it through the current food consumption systems. The project assumes that innovative solutions require the engagement of those involved in farming and food production as well as the voice of communities, as innovation can derive also from traditional knowledge.
This project builds upon the lessons learned through the EU funded project “Roots and Seeds XXI”. It further expands the capabilities and opportunities of the EU creative sector to contribute to fight the biodiversity crisis and the environmental degradation of our times and opens up opportunities for artists to collaborate with the scientific and farming sectors to imagine future sustainable scenarios. It also transfers knowledge and disseminates good practices and results to the cultural and scientific sector as well as to the general public. In this second phase, the project will also engage food consumers and promote mental, emotional, and physical well-being of current and future generations.
