Talking plants at the Environmental Humanities Month in Helsinki

Planting ideas for vegetal humanities and art research

October 11, 2022.15.00-16.30 EET, University of Helsinki

with Annette Arlander, University of the Arts Helsinki, Academy of Fine Arts

Karoliina Lummaa, University of Turku

Olga Cielemecka, University of Eastern Finland

In this multivoice conversation, artist Annette Arlander, literary scholar Karoliina Lummaa, and forest philosopher Olga Cielemecka talked about plant humanities and their experiments with performing and thinking with topics such as vegetation, non-human agency, and plant resilience. Participants were invited to join the discussion by sharing and nurturing their ideas with others. During our get-together, we also discussed possible future networking opportunities. The event was part of Environmental Humanities Month 2022, organized by Environmental Humanities Hub at the University of Helsinki.

Image: Annette Arlander, Meetings with Remarkable and Unremarkable Trees, 2020.