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Program

Immerse yourself in the comprehensive program of Sensing Peat’s art and research network and explore our diverse collaborations, workshops, exhibitions, and performances that unfold throughout our project journey.

The comprehensive program of Sensing Peat’s art and research network includes diverse collaborations, workshops, exhibitions, and performances that unfold throughout our project journey. Since autumn 2023, we have developed programmatic inspirations such as the “Peat Restoration” chapter, and we aim to examine the interplay between eco-fictional narratives and the complexities of rewetting peatlands. Beyond that, Sensing Peat explores relationships between humans and other life forms in the chapter “Peat Plants.” The convergence of art and science can be witnessed in “Art Shadowing Science,” an initiative where artists engage in a reciprocal exchange of knowledge with peatland scientists. Lastly, we commemorate the 250th anniversary of Caspar David Friedrich and the 25th anniversary of the Michael Succow Foundation in Greifswald through the “PEAToresk Workshop Series,” where visitors are invited to partake in four open-air art and poetry workshops and one closing event between May and September 2024.

Current

Down in the Bog: Hibernation

Ingrid Bjørnaali, Fabian Lanzmaier & Maria Simmons, Ensayos, Geir Tore Holm, Søssa Jørgensen, Concordia Klar, Enn Kärmas & Villu Järmut, Kristina Norman, Randi Nygård, Laura Põld, among others.

Down in the Bog: Hibernation 


Peat Restoration

The exhibition Down in the Bog: Hibernation takes us on a deep dive into the curious ecosystem of peatlands. It is an exhibition and a place for learning and sharing from peatlands around the world, arguing for the need for increased attention and care, located at Tromsø Kunstforening from March 22 to May 5, 2024, curated by Karolin Tampere.

PEAToresk Workshop Series

Lene Schwarz, Anett Simon, Juliane Tübke & Alison Darby, Siljarosa Schletterer

PEAToresk Workshop Series

PEAToresk

The four artistic workshops from the series PEAToresk: Artistic Perspectives on the Drained Peatland Meadows near Greifswald are related to peatlands and landscapes. The en plein air workshops will take place in the Polder Steinbeckervorstadt from May 25 to September 8, 2024.



PEAToresk Workshop 1

Lene Schwarz

Artistic Quest: The Sublime in the Mire

PEAToresk

Lene Schwarz invites her participants to explore the “quiet greatness” of nature and the traces of its human shaping. The watercolor painting workshop with Lene Schwarz will take place on May 25, 2024, from 2 - 6 pm.

PEAToresk Workshop 2

Anett Simon

Painterly Explorations in Acrylic

PEAToresk

What is the relationship between the peatland landscape, nature, and humans? The en plein air workshop with Anett Simon on May 26, 2024, from 11 am to 6 pm invites interested participants to develop individual answers.

Am Ryck

Juliane Tübke and Alison Darby 

Am Ryck

Peat Plants

In their duo exhibition Am Ryck, artists Juliane Tübke and Alison Darby explore innovative ways to draw attention to the significance of peatland landscapes from June 16 – Sept 15, 2024.

PEAToresk Workshop 3

Juliane Tübke and Alison Darby

Plants and Spirits

PEAToresk

Juliane Tübke and Alison Darby explore ways to transform the vegetation of the Steinbecker Vorstadt Polder into sustainable materials. An experimental peatland workshop with the artists on June 22, 2024 from 1 to 6 pm.

PEAToresk Workshop 4

Siljarosa Schletterer 

Writing with Water

PEAToresk

What can we learn from landscapes and bodies of water? A creative writing workshop in the peatland with the poet Siljarosa Schletterer on June 23, 2024, from 2 pm to 6 pm will look into answers to this question. 

Archived

I want to be a swamp

Yolanda Morales 

I want to be a swamp

Peat Plants

Mexican choreographer Yolanda Morales and her international team imagine a natural scenario on stage and become masters of ceremony from March 20-24, 2024.

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