Soil Assembly

Soil Assembly in Ukraine on May 16: Soil Regeneration in the Context of War and Post-War Recovery Organised by the Ukrainian @ecostation.network 16 May 2026, at Environmental Research Station “Hlyboki Balyky”, Kyiv region, Obukhiv district, village of Balyko-Shchuchynka, 35 Polova Street. The Soil Assembly on “Soil Regeneration in the Context of War” is an interdisciplinary event bringing together scientists, ecologists, artists, and professionals working in agriculture. Soil Assembly creates a space for dialogue across different sectors to explore practical and creative approaches to soil restoration in the context of war and Ukraine’s post-war recovery. The Ukrainian Ecostations Network is a non-governmental organisation that unites everyone striving to protect nature. It provides tools and support for implementing environmental initiatives through the work format of ecostations. Ukrainian Ecostations Network’s mission is to bring people together for the development of communities in harmony with nature. Through its ecostations, Ukrainian Ecostations Network helps activists deepen their knowledge, implement scientific and educational projects in ecology and nature conservation, and connect with like-minded people — creating a synergy of actions for introducing ecosolutions and achieving sustainable development at the community level. Ukrainian Ecostations Network focuses on developing a sustainable and cohesive community of ecostations united by shared values and a common purpose. More infos at mey.org.ua and SoilAssembly.net This event is part of the regional Soil Assembly series under the @soiltribes program funded by the European Union #SoilAssembly #SoilTribes #HorizonEU #MissionSoil #HealthySoils images: 1) announcement 2) Bohdan Popov, CEO, Ukrainian Ecostations Network NGO, "Hlyboki Balyky" Ecological Research Station. 3) Aerial view of the "Hlyboki Balyky" Ecological Research Station. 4) Guests of the ecostation. Meeting in the main hall. 5) Interior of the blacksmith’s workshop at the ecostation. 6) A herd of goats at the "Pidkova" experimental farm, "Hlyboki Balyky" ecostation. 7) Researchers establishing a study plot near the ecostation.

SOIL ASSEMBLY #3 X KOCHI-MUZIRIS BIENNALE, INDIA BASTION BUNGALOW, 20-25 JANUARY 2026 5 Days of Presentations, Discussions, Performances, Workshops, Concerts, Excursion and Harvesting. Check out our streaming program here: (link in bio) Day 1 - SOIL Assembly 1 - 7pm (IST) with live streaming Day 2 - OCEAN Assembly 2 - 7pm (IST) with live streaming Day 3 - FOREST Assembly 2 - 7pm (IST) with live streaming Day 4 - Future of Soil Assembly Discussion - Performance - film screening 1.30 - 6.30 pm physical only DAY 5 - Excursion and Performance 6am - 10pm Physical only by registration All events are free to join and open accessible. Streaming on the website and Kochi-Muziris Biennale youtube channel. Soil Assembly is an emergent trans-local network that organises assemblies to foster soil health literacy by bringing together local stakeholders, artists, scientists, and communities to experiment with creative, participatory approaches. Mobilising art and science open labs, artist farms, permaculture communities, non-formal education initiatives, and art and design schools, the project explores new ways of learning rooted in ecological awareness and creativity. A Soil Assembly is both an event and a living lab rooted in its territory—a space where soil as material and property of life reveals the interdependence of ecological, cultural, and social dynamics, shaping local identity and resilience. Each assembly treats soil as both an ecological foundation and a cultural connector. Curated by Meena Vari (IND), Maya Minder (CH), Ewen Chardronnet (FR), Neal White (UK) With the generous support of @kochimuziri @sharedecology #cream #westminsteruniversity #art2m #ecologicalfuturism #udumbanchola #hackteria #terakuno #zone2source #shristimanipal #tba21 #riqzartinitiative #orbitlab

What is a Soil Assembly? Who is the Soil Assembly? Why a Soil Assembly? This international gathering of artists, designers, curators, architects, educators, activists, farmers, and hackers is to reunite people and to support the freedom of exchange of knowledge on soil practices. Soil Assembly is a n active dissemination o f a humanistic/biodiverse/ holistic approach within notions of agriculture, food sovereignty and land cultivation. Soil Assembly is coming back to Kochi Muziri Biennale sharing its value and core purpose with a greater community. This year growing with new partners and stakeholders. Curious to discover more ? What is a Soil Assembly? Why a Soil Assembly? Who is the Soil Assembly? Save the Date 20th - 24th of January 20206, Bastian Bungalow, Fort Kochi, Kerala, India #soil #pedagogies #ecology #planetary #peasants #circularity #biodiversity #radical #ecology #assembly #conference #justice #sovereignity #neo-peasants #international #movement #unify #solidarise #kochimuziribiennale #shristi #riqzart #makery #cream #hackteria

Soil Assembly in Ukraine: Soil Regeneration Amid War Ukraine Ecostations Network Date: 16 May 2026 Location: EcoStation “Hlyboki Balyky”, Rzhyshchiv, Kyiv Region, Ukraine Topic: Soil Regeneration Amid War This is an interdisciplinary event bringing together scientists, ecologists, artists, and professionals working in agriculture. The Soil Assembly creates a space for dialogue between different fields to explore practical and creative approaches to soil regeneration in the context of war and environmental recovery in Ukraine. What is the Ukraine Ecostations Network? The Ukraine Ecostations Network is a non-governmental organisation that unites everyone striving to protect nature. It provides tools and support for implementing environmental initiatives through the work format of ecostations. Ukraine Ecostations Network’s mission is to bring people together for the development of communities in harmony with nature. Through its ecostations, Ukraine Ecostations Network helps activists deepen their knowledge, implement scientific and educational projects in ecology and nature conservation, and connect with like-minded people — creating a synergy of actions for introducing ecosolutions and achieving sustainable development at the community level. Ukraine Ecostations Network focuses on developing a sustainable and cohesive community of ecostations united by shared values and a common purpose. All strategic areas of Ukraine Ecostations Network’s work are built around fostering deeper interaction between the network’s ecostations, local communities, and nature. .ua/ Topics: • “Science for Business” — pathways for restoring war-affected soils • Restoring soil in blast craters using Rozum’s Warm Beds technology • War-damaged soils: recovery and remediation. Case study from five frontline regions of Ukraine • Biochar and soil regeneration • Land Art as Earth Art: Environmental Meanings and Artistic Practices in Ukraine (Based on the Projects of the ArtPole Agency) • and other speakers. Visit the new Soil Assembly homepage under the link in bio: /2026/05/04/soil-assembly-in-ukraine-soil-regeneration-amid-war/

For a warm speing Day a get together in Swiss, with the amazing Nora Hauswirth showing her collective longdurational adobe sculpture "Erdstimmen". Enjoying sun, collective gardening and seedling propagation. Relational Landart situated in the lusk farm of Martin Blum. @hofblum with works of @wedropirz in the greenhous To grow from the small , from head, to heart, to hand ✋️ 🖤

This weekend we had the Soil Assembly 4 kickoff meeting, hosted by Hackteria in Ticino, Switzerland, to prepare our 2026 programme in Europe. This year Soil Assembly will be supported by @soiltribes and the EU and proposes a series of spring&summer regional soil assemblies to culminate with an international asssembly in Berlin in January 2027. We will start with the @ecostation.network in Kyiv region on 16-17 May, followed by @kratercollective on 22 May during Festivities under Siege in Ljubljana, and @zone2source in Amsterdam on 30-31st of May. @kompost.zone will host a conference on 26 June in Munster and a festival in Berlin on 2-5 July together with @mikrobiomik . @kerminy_ and @makeryfr will close the serie on 28-29 August in Brittany. In January we will all gather in Berlin for the international Soil Assembly 4 at @spore.initiative . Save the dates! #soilassembly #SoilTribes #MissionSoil #HorizonEU

One that Takes many Forms is a performance work rooted in soil, seed, voice, and collective labor. It unfolds as a slow passage from inner space to outer space, from individuality to collectivity, from extraction to care.The work brings together embodied movement, spoken text, sound, and a living seed ritual, asking how humans relate to land, invisibility, survival, and responsibility. We are sculpting landscapes with our hungry mouths. What are we doing to nature? And what are we becoming? What is the continuation of coevolving and de-growth. Stories of drought, floodings and scarcity, where access to land and water means survival. Survival not through force, but through intelligence, disguise, and imagination. Urban and capitalist systems demand more: more land, more food, more resources.. Communities without land and without recognized voice — low-caste and Indigenous peoples — mirror the condition of the Earth today: extracted, consumed, and silenced. Where decay becomes life, and the unseen quietly sustains the whole. Performance Nora Hauswirth Maya Minder Arnab Basu for Soil Assembly January 2026 Kochi Biennale India

Our Ukrainian friends Bohdan and Olga from the @ecostation.network have arrived! As well as Dominique from @kerminy_ A new chapter of Soil Assembly is opening! We're visiting today Hackteria's Open Science Lab at #bitwäscherei in Zurich and then head to Ticino for a kickoff retreat of our exciting Soil Assembly program to come this year with the support of @soiltribes and the European Union. Thanks Hackteria and @gasthaus_kitchenlab for hosting us! So glad Bohdan could cross Ukraine Hungary border, with the invitation documents of @makeryfr #SoilTribes #HorizonEU #MissionSoil. We can't thank you more. Soon we will be joined by @mikrobiomikorg @kratercollective @uow_cream @zone2source @kompost.zone Stay tuned! More news to come!

Lines to Follow – Soils to Gather A carrier bag and a trans-local food story on board of Arka Kinari’s journey to the Mediterranean Sea. Lines to Follow – Soils to Gather is a shared metabolism — a slow, transformative, more-than-human artwork. Muziris is the ancient name of the port of Kochi, which traded spices and food resources across the seas long before the colonial era or fossil fuels. In a context where transport accounts for nearly 20% of emissions from the global agri-food system, Lines to Follow, Soils to Gather, examines agroecology, food circulation, and “cultural poaching” in the manner of French philosopher Michel De Certeau (1926-1985). It involved visiting organic farms and custodian farmers, harvesting at artist Vivek Vilasini’s food forest, a low-carbon transport and its transformation into fermented pickles for low-impact preservation. The performance will conclude with the delivery of the preserves to the Indonesian cultural sailing ship Arka Kinari, to return to West Europe in the summer of 2027, in resonance with the contemporary movement of sail freight. By working with land, microbes, communities, and networks, Lines to Follow – Soils to Gather creates new narratives around global food systems. It is both situated and planetary: rooted in local soil, yet entangled with global urgencies. The work embodies not only an approach to climate justice, but also acknowledges migratory destinies and the desire to connect food memories and identities. This project is a collateral of many partners working hand in hand to create a work less human centered. Started during the Soil Assembly x Kochi Muziri Biennale It will last during the time of journey, to then be unveiled in its arrival ports in Europe to create convivial dinners. With the participations of : Arka Kinari, Ewen Chardronnet, Vivek Vilasini, Daniela Zambrano Amidon, Maya Minder, Nora Hauswirth, Arunima O P (Kitchen Alchemy) Music Gendjer Gendjer instrumental by xGAPS @soilassembly @kochimuzirisbiennale #sharedecologies #sailfreight #Rizqart #UOW_CREAM #Hackteria #Soilecologies #translocal #vivekvilasini #EwenChardronnet #MayaMinder #DanielaZambrano #forplaysociety #tba21

After Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2026 Soil Assembly is proud to announce its continuation in Europe in 2026-2027 with the support of Soil Tribes Horizon Europe program. CONSORTIUM PARTNERS: ART2M - Makery - Kerminy → FR Kompost.Zone - Universität Münster → DE CREAM - Westminster University → UK mikroBIOMIK → DE Ukrainian Ecostations Network - GEN Ukraine → UA Hackteria → CH Trajna - Krater → SI Zone2Source → NL WITH A FINAL INTERNATIONAL SOIL ASSEMBLY #4 IN JAN 2027 FOOTAGES Soil Assembly #1, Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kerala, India, February 2023, credit: Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore Soil Assembly #2, Tink Uku Pacha, La Chimba, Ecuador, May 2025, credits: Daniela Moreno Wray, Pedro Soler, CICTA, Severin Halder Kompost documentary and Kompost festival trailer, credits: Kompost Zone - Munster University, Kollectiv Orangotango Humus Sapiens, credits: mikroBIOMIK, Hackteria, Gasthaus Fermentation and Bacteria PIFresidency 2024 Julian Chollet, credits: Projekt Atol with Trajna/Krater in Ljubljana, credits: Trajna, Darko Petan, Dasa Bezjak Public presentation on zoom at Zone2Source Amsterdam, 01/02/25 GEN Ukraine, credit: Maksym Zalevskyi MUSIC Ondine's House by Jangwa Cinematography: Quentin Aurat Soil Tribes is funded by the European Union @soiltribes #SoilTribes #HorizonEU #EUResearch #MissionSoil #BackToEarth #EUfunding #SoilLiteracy #HealthySoils

We work, we harvest, and we share. Closing @soilassembly and opening a new cycle with the earth that connects us, politicises us. This four-hour pachamanca was held in the vicinity of Munnar, in the mountainous region of Kerala, thanks to the hospitality of @vivekvilasini , who has an incredible number of tropical plants and who, together with local farmers, cares for and protects diversity while facing the challenges of climate change. We had yuca, sweet potatoes, potatoes, yacon and other roots from Asia and, of course, chillies, which are never missing from an inter-tropical table. 🌸 Se trabaja, se cosecha y se comaparte. Cierre de @soilassembly y apertura de un nuevo ciclo con la tierra que nos conecta, nos politiza. Esta pachamanca de 4 horas olímpicas, se pudo realizar a los alrededores de Munnar, en la zona de montañas de Kerala, gracias a la hospitalidad de @vivekvilasini , quién tiene una cantidad increíble de plantas tropicales y que junto a campesinos de la zona cuidan y protegen la diversidad y al mismo tiempo afrontan los desafíos del cambio climático. Tuvimos Yuca, Camotes, papas, yacon y raíces provenientes de Asia y por supuesto ajíes qué nunca faltan en una mesa inter-tropical. @soilassembly Curated by @gasthaus_kitchenlab @varimeena @e.chardronnet @officeofexperiments 📸 @gasthaus_kitchenlab @sinceshashi @noramagdalenabilqis @vivekvilasini