Alien Pastoral: The Strain presented at COP16, Colombia, 2024

Added on by Claire Blandy.

Serpentine and Nowadays present David Blandy’s Alien Pastoral: The Strain at COP16 as part of Plant Lab: MOTH (More Than Human Rights) in Cali, Colombia

Plant Lab: MOTH (More Than Human Rights) is a participatory design session that brings together people, plants, and the planet to imagine a greener future. This plant-led lab will include playing David Blandy’s new role-playing tabletop game Alien Pastoral: The Strain, first presented at Serpentine as part of the Infinite Ecologies Marathon.

Participants will receive tools for including nature in their boardrooms, delegations, and policymaking spaces. Supported by interactive works, this part-workshop, part-community round table will look at alternative models for how to centre the rights of nature and build a better world. 

In partnership with the Serpentine and Nowadays. With thanks to Kalpana Arisas, founder of Nowadays & Symbi0cene , & Serpentine Curators: Lucia Pietroiusti & Daisy Gould

Image: Alien Pastoral: The Strain, David Blandy, 2024; Commissioned by Serpentine Gallery for Infinite Ecologies Marathon

𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗟𝗔𝗕: 𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗛 (𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦)
25 OCT
11:30- 1:00 PM
Location: Fundación Casa de Mono: Cra. 25 # 5-112, 3 de Julio, Cali, Valle del Cauca Cali, Colombia

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧’𝗦 𝗢𝗡
This plant lab is a participatory design session with people, plants, and planet.

𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦, 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠:

▪️Alien Pastoral: The Strain @david_blandy_
▪️Maize Metabolics from WORKOVERTIME by Jamie Allen & Louise Carver
▪️A Tale of Two Seeds from Semantica studios @atractorestudio @wildalchemylab
▪️Glitch @nowadayonearth

Register now for free via www.tinyurl.com/ourvillageculture!