WHAT BIRDING CAN TEACH US ABOUT COMMUNITY ABOUT FACILITATOR Indigo Goodson-Fields is a poet, writer and birder based in Brooklyn. She served as a New York Birding Consultant on the For the Birds exhibition committee at Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. Indigo is featured on an episode of Always Be Birdin’ and The Brian Lehrer Show. […]
Posters as Pollination. ABOUT FACILITATOR Gracia Echeverria is a Chilean designer living in New York. Her design practice is mostly dedicated to editorial projects; working as an art director, producer, and editor, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. She is also an avid gardener, composter, and sometimes musician. OBJECTIVE Becoming a Flower** invites participants to […]
EXPLORING FUNGAL ACTIVISM THROUGH KNOWLEDGE-SHARING, SOUND, AND MOVEMENT. ABOUT FACILITATORS Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodríguez is a writer, curator and researcher on art and ecology. She is the founder and director of the Green Art Lab Alliance (established in 2012); a network comprising sixty art organizations across Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia. The mission of […]
MYCELIUM ARCHITECTURES FOR MULTISPECIES FLOURISHING. ABOUT FACILITATOR Mae-ling Lokko is an architectural scientist, designer and educator working on the design and development of agrowaste building materials towards generative justice goals. As an Assistant Professor at Yale University’s School of Architecture and Yale’s Center for Ecosystems in Architecture (Yale CEA), Lokko leads research on the […]
SYMBIOTIC MICRO-ECOLOGIES IN CONCRETE. ABOUT FACILITATOR Mustafa Saifuddin is a Visiting Assistant Professor with XE: Experimental Humanities and Social Engagement at New York University. Mustafa is an ecologist with a particular interest in microbial ecology, mycorrhizal fungi, soil biogeochemistry, and environmental and climate justice. Mustafa is the author of research on soil microbial ecology, […]
PHOTOGRAPHING PLACE AND WALKING PRACTICE. ABOUT FACILITATOR Guarionex Rodriguez, Jr. is a Dominican-American artist based in Brooklyn, NY. He received a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2011. His work explores the ways in which diasporic unity and niche musical movements have served in the creation of community and identity in […]
EXPLORING “TREE TIME” AND STREET TREE WALK ALONG NOSTRAND AVENUE. ABOUT FACILITATOR Michael Cafiero is an ecological landscape designer passionate about connecting people, plants, and place. Confronting a rapidly changing planet, he designs for climate adaptation and ecosystem diversity, fully embracing the complexity of the living world. OBJECTIVE Get to know your tree neighbors, […]
A BREATHWORK AND COMIC-MAKING WORKSHOP. ABOUT FACILITATORS John Grund is a comics artist, ceramicist, and community gardener. He makes comics about nature, technology, and the city. When hes not drawing or sculpting, he can be found wandering the city, people watching, or planting a seed. Leah Yassky is a movement artist working in NYC. With […]