Recording of the radio show “Forum Experimentell” from September 1, 2024. In this episode, Karsten and Amber discuss the “Connecting Ecosystems” events that took place over the past two weeks in Kassel.
Ella von der Haide gave workshop at Kelompak Tani Hutan Kumbang about how to make and use an Audio Walk through a local food system.
The Perhutana project represents a robust and highly commendable journey towards a sustainable future, signifying a significant ecological transformation that will profoundly impact land use and life quality in Jatiwangi.
When we first arrived in Jakarta, in the beginning of November, we brought the first rain of the season with us. Heavy thick drops pattered intensely from the clouds and within minutes the streets were filled knee high.
We’re back in Kassel and have a lot ahead of us. On May 3rd, we met again at the Werkstatt e.V. at Huttenplatz (Kassel) to share the results of our journey and to collectively plan the upcoming summer.
After our one-month-long stay at Britto, we felt the need to communicate the works of our residency in a showcase at Britto Space. A lot had happened: much work had gone into the public community garden in Hasnabad, meeting the neighborhood every day, and also noticing the social changes beside the physical transformation of the place. In our exhibit, we focused on talking about these notions of change around the garden within the capital of Bangladesh – the city under construction.
We found our spot on the riverside Buriganga on a strip of state-owned land covered with a dusty football ground and some banana plants. When we first walked through the narrow alley between a cabin and a house to enter the field, already a crowd of kids followed us curiously. It was the perfect spot: already engaged by the local youth and visible for all people living around.
What fascinated me (Ella) the most was whether a film about queer-feminist gardening would generate interest in predominantly Islamic Indonesia. Indeed, I was pleasantly surprised by the openness with which the film was discussed. Even in an Islamic boarding school, the film was screened and discussed by the students.
