On Being Ruderal
°Lecture Performance°
On Being Ruderal explores the cracks of urban ecologies and the resilience of ruderal species within them. A multimedia lecture performance on spontaneity, adaptation, bad herbs, and unwelcome thoughts.
Blending poetic inquiry, projection mapping, soundscape and installation, the project adopts a more-than-human perspective to explore the diverse and interconnected lifeforms which inhabit urban landscapes and consider new ways of coexisting with nature and one another.
Text by Maria Paula Maldonado. • Visuals, animation and sound by Thomas Mayer. • Special thanks to Constanza Carvajal with whom we created the installation environment.
Part of the program Ruderal Practices organized by Make-up e.V. Generously funded by Stiftung Kunstfonds - NEUSTART KULTUR, and the Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM)