Soft Systems at EnergieKas

Soft Systems – Arno van Emmerik, Johanna Fuld, Jesse Greulich, Laboratory for Microclimates (Annechien Meier and Joost Suasso), Studio Metaform (Emma Little and Kaj Boonstra) in collaboration with Doina Mani
experienced through poetic technology

In Soft Systems, technology is not positioned in opposition to nature or the body, but is understood as an intrinsic part of both. Here, systems are soft and interfaces porous. Five works explore how art, ecology, and science form temporary alliances in which technology does not direct, but connects.

The sound installation The City Condensed transforms the pulse of urban life into a tactile, poetic soundscape, with exciters setting the entire space into vibration. The audiovisual work Singing Soil uses nematode data to reveal—through sound and image—the impact of land use on underground life. At the Duckweed Farm, visitors are invited to taste drinks made from protein-rich duckweed, opening up new flavors and sustainable practices. In the Aloe Vera Performance (8:30 PM), bodily care becomes an act of activism, with the plant assuming the role of a soothing ally. The project Blaudruck presents hand-extracted indigo and woad pigments printed on textiles. Their deep blue tones carry histories of labor, ecology, and cultural memory. This evening, you can create a small print yourself.

With: Arno van Emmerik, Johanna Fuld, Jesse Greulich, Laboratory for Microclimates (Annechien Meier and Joost Suasso), Studio Metaform (Emma Little and Kaj Boonstra), in collaboration with Doina Mani (Wageningen University).