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Connecting art, natural sciences, and the environment, this year’s hybrid Biotoopia conference takes place on May 11-13 at the Tallinn Botanical Garden and the Maarjamäe Limestone Bank. Focusing on underground networks, the often unseen ecological assemblages of soil ecosystems and multispecies communities will be discussed by recognized scientists and artists from Estonia and abroad. During…

We are all aware that less than 0.01% of all Earth’s living beings have interfered with the functioning of all other species and used the majority of the resources in the biosphere. As a result, other species have been vanishing at the speed of a tornado, along with soil health and the joy of life…

Biotoopia’22 is organized as a festival with numerous series events throughout Estonia, with eco-aesthetics as the primary focus curated by artist Peeter Laurits.  As long as there have been people, there has been eco-aesthetics. It is about fundamental qualitative values and is anything that is regarded as beautiful and deserving of careful consideration as a…

Thursday,  August, starting at 19:00, a Biotoopia 2022 festival walk took place in Lasnamäe, Tallinn’s largest district, where UT Ethnology MA student Hildegard Reimann explores the possibility of life in the city from the perspective of different species. The walk links urbanity with sensory fieldwork, encouraging participants to actively engage with the environment and place…