How can humans learn from plant societies? We must connect different life realities and create constructive dialogue between humans and non-humans, as dialogue is the opposite of war. Plants are intelligent beings without human mindsets. I am sure we can learn from them.
Come possono gli umani imparare dalle società delle piante? Dobbiamo connettere realtà diverse e creare un dialogo costruttivo, perché il dialogo è il contrario di guerra. Le piante sono esseri intelligenti senza mindset umani. Sono sicura che possiamo imparare da loro.
Wie lernen Menschen von Pflanzengesellschaften? Um einen konstruktiven Dialog zu finden und kooperatives Denken zu entwickeln, müssen sich Menschen verbinden. Dialog ist das Gegenteil von Krieg. Pflanzen sind intelligente Lebewesen ohne menschliche mindsets. Ich bin sicher, dass wir von ihnen lernen können.
Unsere Arbeitsgruppe kreiert Raum für Dialog und beobachtet dazu die Gesellschaft der Pflanzen in San Costanzo (PU) Italien. Wir laden Menschen aus dem Ort und Künstler*innen verschiedener Disziplinen ein, um mit ihnen über Dialogpraktiken nachzudenken, sie auszuprobieren und sie schließlich in einer Dokumentation im Web und auf Papier zugänglich zu machen.
Our working group creates space for dialogue by observing the plant societies in San Costanzo (PU) Italy. We invite local people and artists from various disciplines to explore dialogue practices with us, try them out, and ultimately make them accessible through documentation on the web and in print.
Il nostro gruppo di lavoro crea spazio per aprire al dialogo mentre sta osservando la società delle piante. Invitando persone del territorio insieme ad artiste e artisti con varie competenze creiamo delle pratiche di dialogo per sperimentarle e infine renderle accessibili in una documentazione su web e su carta.
ResidenzaLAB = working group, research station, publication laboratory
Organization: Annex Cultura ETS
Web: Residenzalab.net
Instagram: @residenzalab_annexc
Artists: Anna Dian, Nik Fischer, Viktoria Morgenstern, Margherita Animelli, Sibylle Ciarloni
ZEITPLAN TIMELINE
Financing Period 2025/2026: We apply for funding through various calls from foundations and the municipality.
Crowdfunding Period 2026 from October 2025 to August 2026. MORE INFORMATIONS HERE
Open Call for Artists: closed
Open Call for interested collaborators from the San Costanzo Region: always open
We are connecting, collaborating, listening, thinking, talking, and documenting. Following our first meeting in September 2025, we will meet again in September 2026 and September 2027.
2028: publishing online and print product with the best and unusual dialogue practices we learned from plan societies!
Picture fron ResidenzaLAB Edition 2025:
Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction Workshop with Angela Grigolato and Valeria Moro, with Anna Dian, Nik Fischer, Viktoria Morgenstern and Margherita Animelli
by Sibylle Ciarloni