What would nature say?

What if plants had something to say? And what happens when we really take the time to listen? During the workshop ‘What Would Nature Say?’, we made our way from STUK to the Leuven Botanical Garden for a sensory journey of discovery centred on listening, care and nature.

Artist Lotte Nijsten (Landforms) let participants experience how plants sound when they are watered. Part of the walk was done blindfolded, so that our eyes could rest for a moment and our ears had the chance to really hear what is going on around us. The result: a surprising soundscape that makes the relationship between humans and the non-human world tangible.

Emma Ducheyne (RITCS) attended the workshop and interviewed Lotte. Emma edited those recordings into a short podcast, so that the experience can continue to resonate afterwards.

The workshop ‘What Would Nature Say?’ was part of the Culture & Care conference in Leuven, within the LOV project Body & Soul.