BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.6.1//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Zurich TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19810329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19961027T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news134@forum-basiliense.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20250605T002504 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20250616T090000 SUMMARY:Exhibition: Mangrove Ecologies presents Radio Mikoko+ DESCRIPTION:Mangrove Ecologies is an interdisciplinary exhibition that expl ores mangroves as both fascinating biotopes and living metaphors. Bringing together artists\, scientists\, craftspeople\, designers\, and technologi sts\, the project investigates how the complex intelligence of ecological systems can guide more reciprocal\, rhizomatic and interconnected ways of living — shaping a planetary diplomacy. At the core of the exhibition is Radio Mikoko+ ("mikoko" meaning mangroves in Kiswahili)\, a multisensory installation developed over nine months (August 2024 – June 2025) by art ists David Muiruri (KE)\, Joseph Kamaru (KE)\, Ann Mbuti (CH/GER)\, and Ya ssine Rachidi (CH/MAR). Drawing on storytelling\, field recordings\, mater ial experimentation\, and cartographic research\, the work leads visitors on a sonic and sensory journey from Lamu Island to Basel\, tracing tides o f memory\, relation\, and cultural exchange. The project draws conceptual inspiration from Édouard Glissant’s poetics of relation\, envisioning m angroves as a metaphor for entangled\, non-hierarchical systems of knowled ge and belonging. Just as mangrove roots intertwine across borders of land and sea\, Mangrove Ecologies explores how distant geographies\, such as a n ancient Swahili island town\, Lamu\, and a historic Swiss city\, Basel\, can be connected through shared experiences\, stories\, ecologies\, and p ractices of care. Initiated by kuchanua\, Planisphere\, and the Lamu Youth Alliance\, the project embodies a unique collaboration between Switzerlan d and Kenya. It asks what it means for a landlocked country to listen to m arine environments\, and how knowledge rooted in local ecosystems can reso nate across continents. The exhibition is the culmination of extensive res earch conducted on Lamu Island\, a place shaped by centuries of cultural m ovement and encounter. Here\, the idea of “elsewhereness” emerges\, no t as disclocation or signifer for exoticism\, but as a layered sense of be longing that transcends fixed boundaries. Visitors are invited to step int o the humid embrace of the Viktoriahaus at the Botanical Garden\, where th e installation activates the senses through the moisture of the air\, glim pses of mangrove creatures\, and layered soundscapes from Lamu that echo t he ebb and flow of the tides. Mangrove Ecologies is supported by Pro Helve tia and Swisslos\, in collaboration with the University of Basel\, EPFL+EC AL Lab\, School of Commons\, African Arts Trust\, and T:or. The project is part of the Pro Helvetia Synergies Call\, fostering transdisciplinary par tnerships between Switzerland and other regions at the intersection of art \, science\, and technology. X-ALT-DESC:

Mangrove Ecologies is an interdisciplinary exhibition that ex plores mangroves as both fascinating biotopes and living metaphors. Bringi ng together artists\, scientists\, craftspeople\, designers\, and technolo gists\, the project investigates how the complex intelligence of ecologica l systems can guide more reciprocal\, rhizomatic and interconnected ways o f living — shaping a planetary diplomacy. At the core of the exhibition is Radio Mikoko+ ("mikoko" meaning mangroves in Kiswahili)\, a multisensor y installation developed over nine months (August 2024 – June 2025) by a rtists David Muiruri (KE)\, Joseph Kamaru (KE)\, Ann Mbuti (CH/GER)\, and Yassine Rachidi (CH/MAR). Drawing on storytelling\, field recordings\, mat erial experimentation\, and cartographic research\, the work leads visitor s on a sonic and sensory journey from Lamu Island to Basel\, tracing tides of memory\, relation\, and cultural exchange. The project draws conceptua l inspiration from Édouard Glissant’s poetics of relation\, envisioning mangroves as a metaphor for entangled\, non-hierarchical systems of knowl edge and belonging. Just as mangrove roots intertwine across borders of la nd and sea\, Mangrove Ecologies explores how distant geographies\, such as an ancient Swahili island town\, Lamu\, and a historic Swiss city\, Basel \, can be connected through shared experiences\, stories\, ecologies\, and practices of care. Initiated by kuchanua\, Planisphere\, and the Lamu You th Alliance\, the project embodies a unique collaboration between Switzerl and and Kenya. It asks what it means for a landlocked country to listen to marine environments\, and how knowledge rooted in local ecosystems can re sonate across continents. The exhibition is the culmination of extensive r esearch conducted on Lamu Island\, a place shaped by centuries of cultural movement and encounter. Here\, the idea of “elsewhereness” emerges\, not as disclocation or signifer for exoticism\, but as a layered sense of belonging that transcends fixed boundaries. Visitors are invited to step i nto the humid embrace of the Viktoriahaus at the Botanical Garden\, where the installation activates the senses through the moisture of the air\, gl impses of mangrove creatures\, and layered soundscapes from Lamu that echo the ebb and flow of the tides. Mangrove Ecologies is supported by Pro Hel vetia and Swisslos\, in collaboration with the University of Basel\, EPFL+ ECAL Lab\, School of Commons\, African Arts Trust\, and T:or. The project is part of the Pro Helvetia Synergies Call\, fostering transdisciplinary p artnerships between Switzerland and other regions at the intersection of a rt\, science\, and technology.

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