SOIL STORIES: A Science-Art Alliance for Living Soil Literacy

Spain, Italy

About

Soil literacy through art, education, and regenerative agriculture.

SOIL STORIES is a nine-month science-art alliance led by Teatro Magro in Italy and Spain, with key activities at Finca la Furriola in Granada. Artists, scientists, educators, and land stewards exchange methods: artists learn soil science techniques, while scientists and educators learn narrative, embodied, and sensory tools. The project develops performances, participatory installations, workshops, and a trilingual open-access toolkit. It responds to Mediterranean soil degradation by creating accurate, creative, and emotionally engaging pathways for soil literacy and public action.

Project overview

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Soil-related Challenge

Mediterranean soil degradation, declining organic matter and biodiversity, and the gap between scientific accuracy and emotionally resonant public communication.

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Main Activities & Milestones

Phase 1 foundations and exchange; Phase 2 creation and prototyping; Phase 3 dissemination and scaling; final conference and toolkit launch; impact assessment at EXPERIMENTA Biennale.

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Contribution to Soil Literacy & Soil Health

Provides direct experience through residencies, public engagement through performances and installations, and replication through a trilingual toolkit and trained multipliers.

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Implemented By

Teatro Magro Cooperativa Sociale ONLUS, Alkémica Cooperativa Sociale ONLUS, Asociación Manantial de Arte

01.
Soil-related Challenge

Mediterranean soil degradation, declining organic matter and biodiversity, and the gap between scientific accuracy and emotionally resonant public communication.

02.
Contribution to Soil Literacy & Soil Health

Provides direct experience through residencies, public engagement through performances and installations, and replication through a trilingual toolkit and trained multipliers.

03.
Main Activities & Milestones

Phase 1 foundations and exchange; Phase 2 creation and prototyping; Phase 3 dissemination and scaling; final conference and toolkit launch; impact assessment at EXPERIMENTA Biennale.

04.
Implemented By

Teatro Magro Cooperativa Sociale ONLUS, Alkémica Cooperativa Sociale ONLUS, Asociación Manantial de Arte

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Viet Y Kati Gerola

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