Festival der Regionen 2023
Nikola Brabcová / Michal Klodner / Karin Šrubařová
Root Laboratories: based on do-it-yourself chromatographic analyses with microscopes, participants explored the qualities of the soil of the workshop‘s location and used it to create natural pigments.
Sun, 25.06 | 11:00 – 13:00
Workshop by Node9
Stadtgraben Freistadt
Sat, 01.07 | 13:00 – 15:00
Workshop and Reading Club by Node9
Campingwiese Gallneukirchen
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close your eyes
and imagine
yourself as a little plant sprouting in the moist soil
the roots of your feet finding their way through the soil down
to the center of the Earth
taking in water and nutrients
the soil around you is soft and protects you
it’s full of minerals and other organisms
connecting you to other beings
your stem grows towards the sky
you feel the space that is beginning to form inside you
and it’s filling up with movement
it brings forth sap
leaves are developing
each new leaf is lighter and lighter
you see them at their widest stretching out far and wide
absorbing light and making shade
you assimilate sunlight into carbon and transport it to the roots
where it mineralizes and dies and becomes coal and oil
finally you form a blossom
shining with colors
fragile forms
the world becomes a process
smell
you’re content with what’s around you
you respond to your environment
you feel yourself in connection with others
you feel their connection
the flow of air
humidity
sounds
insects are part of you
you are slowness
you take over the silence
you are an organ of the Earth
you become an animal
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