Whether we confine our environment in shaping it to our will, leave it to its natural processes, or exploit it to satisfy our needs, our approach to landscape trickles down to the development of our cities and societies. The art of noticing and reflecting relevant details outside the frameworks of urban planning can be a valuable resource for learning about diversity, while individual stories can uncover those areas where utilitarian approaches to vastly different landscapes share a common ground.
Throughout eighteen months of research, nine makers in the Netherlands, Russia and UK sought out encounters with places in Russia and the Netherlands, narrated the diverse landscapes in hybrid forms of drawings, films, interactive installations, texts, and more. The works have been exhibited in Het Nieuwe Instituut Rotterdam and Na Peshcanoy Gallery Moscow in 2020. The collective will further the discourse with a symposium in 2021. The project is made possible by Creative Industries Fund NL.