LABVERDE is a 10-days Immersion Program in the Amazon to take place from September 15th to 24th of 2016. LABVERDE has been conceived as an immersive an authentic experience in the Amazon rainforest for nature, art and science lovers. . Registration Deadline: June 15th. 2 Grants available. Interested creative people (visual artists, architects, designers, etc) can find more infos on www.labverde.com
The journey will take place in two main research centers: Ecological Reserve and Floating Research Station in the center of the Amazon region, allowing a selected group of artists to explore different scales and perspectives of the rainforest along with the mediation of specialists in art, humanities, biology, ecology and natural science.
Life experience and theory will be integrated into 10 days of intensive activities. A schedule of expeditions, lectures, workshops, presentations and seminars will enhance creativity, having nature as a common ground.
Among other themes, the participants will find out about landscape representation, nature art appropriation, innovative solutions for a sustainable economy, climate change and environmental impacts, forest sonority, local community extractivism culture, wild edible plants, entomology, natural history of organisms, fragmented areas in the Amazon and dendrochronology in the Amazon.
The network exchanges and the knowledge sets throughout the program will be an opportunity to develop innovative cultural content. After the program, participants will be able to improve their own creative discourses, identify natural environmental problems and solutions, and reflect on the role of art in influencing ecological behavior.
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