LASER Talks in Zurich: Resilience, Nutrition, Food Systems

Event Info: 

When: 18.30-10pm CEST September 5, 2023 

Where: Sustainable AgroSystems. D-USYS ETHZ, SAE Greenhouse , Häldeliweg 19, 8044 Zürich , (Tram stop Voltastrasse ) 

Online access via ZOOM, Meeting ID: 508 460 5808, Passcode: green

Website: www.laserzurich.com

Laser Zurich is an integral part of the upcoming exhibition and intervention called Future Plan(t)s. The future of our plants is one of humanity’s biggest challenges. What reactions do these artists have about the current scientific discourse and the future of plants? What is the future of plants and their interplay under drought conditions from climate change? Should plants be redesigned for climate adaptation or diversified? Will they lose their nutrition? Can our soil, our seeds and our water be preserved? In this exhibition 15 well-known artists reflect on these questions in a greenhouse exhibition pavilion of the SAE Sustainable Agroecosystem Group in the Department of Environmental Systems Science at the ETHZ.

This LASER Talk will address the following questions:

• How can we raise awareness through art about ways to transform plant systems and their sustainably?
• What new kinds for communication strategies can we use to educate people about plants and food in the future?

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Scientists:

• Dr. Nwokoro Charles Cropping Systems Agronomist, SAE
• Prof Dr Johanna Jacobi: Agroecological Transitions Research. ETHZ

Artists:

• Vreni Spieser- installation about human migration and plant migration
• Barbara Bietenholz: circular economies for our plants.
• Piero Good: living, local and nutritious ecology Food and Drinks available

LASERZURICH aims to raise awareness about the future of plants, soil, nutrition, food, and water. These artistic reactions will be fostered by a process that creates and is reflected by contact with scientists in the field of sustainable agrosystems. 

Speakers Bios & websites

Future Plan(t)s will host two public LASER panels. These discourses will be held with artists, theorists and scientists on the communication, ethics, knowledge, and sustainability of plants. This series is linked to the international network of Leonardo Magazine USA and will include researchers in sustainable systems.

SPONSORS

SAE Department of Environmental Systems Science ETH Zurich, Life science Zurich- University of Zurich, Plant Science Center. ETHZ, Zurich, Kanton Graubünden, Stadt Zürich, Casinelli Vogel Stiftung, Pro Helvetia:The Swiss Arts Council

The Leonardo/ISAST LASERs are a program of international gatherings that bring artists, scientists, humanists and technologists together for informal presentations, performances and conversations with the wider public. The mission of the LASERs is to encourage contribution to the cultural environment of a region by fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and opportunities for community building to over 50 cities around the world. To learn more about how our LASER Hosts and to visit a LASER near you please visit our website. @lasertalks