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🌱 The new Art & Science Node Newsletter is here!From Berlin, Rome, Brussels, Nantes and Torino to Davos, the past months...
25/08/2026

🌱 The new Art & Science Node Newsletter is here!

From Berlin, Rome, Brussels, Nantes and Torino to Davos, the past months have taken Art & Science Node across Europe, creating encounters between art, science, technology and society.

Our new ASN Newsletter | September 2025 – July 2026 brings together a year of exhibitions, workshops, international conferences, educational initiatives and Horizon Europe activities — with a particular focus on one of the most complex and vital ecosystems around us: the living soil beneath our feet.

🧬 Through Breath of Soil: Memory Nexus, personal memories evoked by the scent of soil continued to grow into an evolving archive of RNA-inspired Memory Molecules.

🥽 RhiZone: [M-Other] opened immersive perspectives onto the hidden networks of the rhizosphere, from Berlin to the World Biodiversity Forum in Davos.

🌸 ORCHIDEA premiered at ZAK – Centre for Contemporary Art in Berlin, inviting audiences to interact with the life cycle of an orchid while reflecting on biodiversity loss, soil degradation, pollination and ecological interdependence.

🌍 Within the SPIN-FERT Horizon Europe Mission Soil project, ASN continued to connect research with communication, education, policy dialogue and public engagement — from the Policy Scoping Workshop in Brussels and the SPIN-FERT General Assembly in Nantes to Earth Day in Torino.

And our Memory Nexus Archive keeps growing, with seven new Memory Molecules joining this evolving intersection of biological language, collective memory and artistic form.

✨ We invite you to explore the newsletter and discover how art can help make invisible ecological processes tangible — and create new spaces for dialogue between researchers, artists, policymakers, students and citizens.

see full PDF:https://artscience-node.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Newsletter_ASN_25_26.pdf

🌱 ORCHIDEA at the finissage of Bedrohung / Zagrożenie / Menace📅 Saturday, 22 August | 4 PM📍 ZAK – Centre for Contemporar...
20/08/2026

🌱 ORCHIDEA at the finissage of Bedrohung / Zagrożenie / Menace

📅 Saturday, 22 August | 4 PM
📍 ZAK – Centre for Contemporary Art, Spandau Citadel, Berlin

Join us for the final day of Bedrohung / Zagrożenie / Menace, including a guided tour with curators Marta Smolińska and Ralf Hartmann.

Part of the exhibition is ORCHIDEA, an interactive immersive installation by Joanna Hoffmann, with Andre Bartetzki and Norberto Hernandez, realised within the SPIN-FERT Horizon Europe Mission Soil project.

🌿 Through the delicate life cycle of an orchid, ORCHIDEA explores the interconnected challenges of soil degradation, climate change, biodiversity loss and declining pollinators — while inviting us to consider cooperation, care and interdependence as pathways towards ecological resilience.

Come and experience ORCHIDEA before the exhibition closes!

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the WeekThe memory of the week is taken from the Memory Nexus Archive.From Memory Nexus: Molecul...
19/08/2026

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week
The memory of the week is taken from the Memory Nexus Archive.
From Memory Nexus: Molecule 15
Collected during the workshop organised at the World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, 16th of June 2026

🌱 🔎🌿🌍
What does soil remember?
And what do we remember through soil?
Memory of the Week is a new social media series emerging from Breath of Soil: Memory Nexus — an art-science project developed by Joanna Hoffmann (Art & Science Node) within the framework of SPIN-FERT EU/Mission Soil — that gathers personal memories connected to soil.
During workshops, sensing sessions, and participatory encounters, participants smell a sample of soil (provided by SPIN-FERT scientists) and respond with the simple phrase:
“I remember…”
From childhood playgrounds and family bonds, through forest walks and gardening, to moments of philosophical reflection, unease, and ambiguous feelings—these memories are collected, clustered, and translated into Memory Molecules: sculptural forms inspired by RNA structures. Each molecule becomes a visual and material archive of lived experience — a bridge between soil science and intimate human narrative.
Every week, we share:
🌱 One selected memory
Because soil is a living, interactive archive, breath, and connection.
Follow along, remember with us, and perhaps rediscover your own hidden memory beneath the surface.
For more, visit:
https://artscience-node.com/memory-nexus-archive/

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the WeekThe memory of the week is taken from the Memory Nexus Archive.From Memory Nexus: Molecul...
13/08/2026

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week
The memory of the week is taken from the Memory Nexus Archive.
From Memory Nexus: Molecule 15
Collected during the workshop organised at the World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, 16th of June 2026

🌱 🔎🌿🌍
What does soil remember?
And what do we remember through soil?
Memory of the Week is a new social media series emerging from Breath of Soil: Memory Nexus — an art-science project developed by Joanna Hoffmann (Art & Science Node) within the framework of SPIN-FERT EU/Mission Soil — that gathers personal memories connected to soil.
During workshops, sensing sessions, and participatory encounters, participants smell a sample of soil (provided by SPIN-FERT scientists) and respond with the simple phrase:
“I remember…”
From childhood playgrounds and family bonds, through forest walks and gardening, to moments of philosophical reflection, unease, and ambiguous feelings—these memories are collected, clustered, and translated into Memory Molecules: sculptural forms inspired by RNA structures. Each molecule becomes a visual and material archive of lived experience — a bridge between soil science and intimate human narrative.
Every week, we will share:
🌱 One selected memory
Because soil is a living, interactive archive, breath, and connection.
Follow along, remember with us, and perhaps rediscover your own hidden memory beneath the surface.
For more, visit:
https://artscience-node.com/memory-nexus-archive/

🌱 How can art help us communicate soil science?At Art & Science Node (ASN), we believe that scientific knowledge becomes...
11/08/2026

🌱 How can art help us communicate soil science?

At Art & Science Node (ASN), we believe that scientific knowledge becomes truly transformative when it connects with people's emotions, memories, and imagination.

As a partner in the SpinFert EU Horizon Europe project, ASN has been leading communication, dissemination, and public engagement activities that translate cutting-edge research on soil health into accessible and inspiring experiences.

Over the past two years, our contribution has included:
🔸 Developing the project's communication and dissemination strategy
🔸 Creating visual storytelling, animations, infographics, and educational materials
🔸 Producing newsletters, videos, and digital content
🔸 Organising and documenting workshops and public engagement activities
🔸 Bridging researchers, policymakers, farmers, industry, artists, and citizens through creative science communication
🔸 Developing participatory art initiatives such as The Breath of the Soil: Memory Nexus, inviting people to share personal memories connected with soil and transforming them into a growing archive of collective environmental memory.

Through SPIN-FERT, we demonstrate that communication is not simply about explaining research—it is about creating meaningful dialogue that inspires people to care for our soils and understand their essential role in biodiversity, food production, and climate resilience.

We are grateful to all our project partners for making this interdisciplinary journey possible and look forward to continuing to build new connections between science, art, and society.

Together, we are cultivating healthier soils—and stronger relationships between people and the living world. 🌍🤝

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the WeekThe memory of the week is taken from the Memory Nexus Archive.From Memory Nexus: Molecul...
05/08/2026

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week
The memory of the week is taken from the Memory Nexus Archive.
From Memory Nexus: Molecule 15
Collected during the workshop organised at the World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, 16th of June 2026

🌱 🔎🌿🌍
What does soil remember?
And what do we remember through soil?
Memory of the Week is a new social media series emerging from Breath of Soil: Memory Nexus — an art-science project developed by Joanna Hoffmann (Art & Science Node) within the framework of SPIN-FERT EU/Mission Soil — that gathers personal memories connected to soil.
During workshops, sensing sessions, and participatory encounters, participants smell a sample of soil (provided by SPIN-FERT scientists) and respond with the simple phrase:
“I remember…”
From childhood playgrounds and family bonds, through forest walks and gardening, to moments of philosophical reflection, unease, and ambiguous feelings—these memories are collected, clustered, and translated into Memory Molecules: sculptural forms inspired by RNA structures. Each molecule becomes a visual and material archive of lived experience — a bridge between soil science and intimate human narrative.
Every week, we will share:
🌱 One selected memory
Because soil is a living, interactive archive, breath, and connection.
Follow along, remember with us, and perhaps rediscover your own hidden memory beneath the surface.
For more, visit:
https://artscience-node.com/memory-nexus-archive/

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the WeekThe memory of the week is taken from the Memory Nexus Archive:Memory Nexus: [Molecule 12...
29/07/2026

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week

The memory of the week is taken from the Memory Nexus Archive:
Memory Nexus: [Molecule 12]
collected during the interdisciplinary Winter School organised by the West University of Timișoara and ICAM. 🌱 🔎🌿🌍

What does soil remember?
And what do we remember through soil?

Memory of the Week is a new social media series emerging from Breath of Soil: Memory Nexus — an art-science project developed by Joanna Hoffmann (Art & Science Node) within the framework of SPIN-FERT EU/Mission Soil — that gathers personal memories connected to soil.

During workshops, sensing sessions, and participatory encounters, participants smell a sample of a soil (provided by SPIN-FERT scientists) and respond with the simple phrase:
“I remember…”

From childhood playgrounds and family bonds, through forest walks and gardening, to moments of philosophical reflection, unease, and ambiguous feelings—these memories are collected, clustered, and translated into Memory Molecules: sculptural forms inspired by RNA structures. Each molecule becomes a visual and material archive of lived experience — a bridge between soil science and intimate human narrative.
Every week, we will share:
One selected memory

Because soil is a living, interactive archive, breath, and connection.
Follow along, remember with us, and perhaps rediscover your own hidden memory beneath the surface.
For more, visit:
https://spinfert.eu/art-science/
https://artscience-node.com/memory-nexus-archive/

Science, Art and Nature Intersect at Aniene Festival with "Green Sounds"On 22 July, the Aniene Festival in Rome hosted "...
29/07/2026

Science, Art and Nature Intersect at Aniene Festival with "Green Sounds"

On 22 July, the Aniene Festival in Rome hosted "Green Sounds: Science and Art in Plant Music," a workshop and performance led by Carmelo Cannarella (CNR-IBBA, Institute of Biology and Agrarian Biotechnology). The event guided audiences through a multidisciplinary exploration of phytoacoustics and the sonification of natural environments.🌿🎵

Using plant electrophysiology technologies from the PLANTES laboratory (Phytoacoustics Lab and Natural Terrestrial Environments Sounds) at CNR-IBBA in Montelibretti, Rome, in collaboration with Valerio Giorgio Muzzini (CNR-IBBA), the bioelectric variations and biological processes of plants were translated into real-time soundscapes and musical textures.

The performance highlighted how the dialogue between science and music can offer new perspectives on plant sensitivity, while connecting to SPIN-FERT's central themes: using artistic mediums and bioelectrical monitoring tools to communicate the impact of sustainable agricultural practices and biostimulation on plant physiology.

📬 SPIN-FERT Newsletter N°4 is here!Covering January to June 2026, this issue looks back at a busy first half of the year...
24/07/2026

📬 SPIN-FERT Newsletter N°4 is here!

Covering January to June 2026, this issue looks back at a busy first half of the year, reflecting SPIN-FERT's dual identity as both a research project and a public engagement initiative bridging science, policy and community across Europe.

🔗 Read the full issue:https://spinfert.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Newsletter-No4.pdf

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the WeekThe memory of the week is taken from the Memory Nexus Archive:Memory Nexus: [Molecule 14...
22/07/2026

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week
The memory of the week is taken from the Memory Nexus Archive:
Memory Nexus: [Molecule 14]
collected at Earth Day (Giornata della Terra) in Torino, Italy 🌱 🔎🌿🌍

What does soil remember?
And what do we remember through soil?

Memory of the Week is a new social media series emerging from Breath of Soil: Memory Nexus — an art-science project developed by Joanna Hoffmann (Art & Science Node) within the framework of SPIN-FERT EU/Mission Soil — that gathers
personal memories connected to soil.

During workshops, sensing sessions, and participatory encounters, participants smell a sample of a soil (provided by SPIN-FERT scientists) and respond with the simple phrase:
“I remember…”

From childhood playgrounds and family bonds, through forest walks and gardening, to moments of philosophical reflection, unease, and ambiguous feelings—these memories are collected, clustered, and translated into Memory Molecules: sculptural forms inspired by RNA structures. Each molecule becomes a visual and material archive of lived experience — a bridge between soil science and intimate human narrative.

Every week, we will share:
One selected memory

Because soil is a living, interactive archive, breath, and connection.
Follow along, remember with us, and perhaps rediscover your own hidden memory beneath the surface.

For more, visit:
https://spinfert.eu/art-science/
https://artscience-node.com/memory-nexus-archive/

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