with the Forest Curriculum, Ursula Biemann and Caetano,
moderated by Rosario Talevi
(in English)

What changes when the personhood and the rights of the more-than-human world are acknowledged? Forests and rivers with their ecosystems are living entities and are considered as subjects by different peoples around the world. The bonds with the living environment are as strong as the bonds found within a community. To make kin with the forest means to respect its significance and agency, overcoming anthropocentrism. As part of this discussion, artists who are actively working in and with forests exchange their points of view. Ursula Biemann, Caetano and the Forest Curriculum meet Rosario Talevi and present what one learns, gains and offers when engaging with forest zones, communities and cosmologies. They discuss how methodologies and pedagogies take shape while paying attention to the interconnectedness of the planet rather than to single elements, organisms or phenomena.