Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil
Art that Restores
The Art-Ecology Institute brings together artists, researchers and educators around one idea: the gesture that brings a forest back and the gesture that makes a work of art are the same kind of labour. Both cultivate something that only shows up later.
Entry 01
The Concept.
Three working fields (drive, nucleation and light) that organise the Institute’s research and guide the making of every work.
Entry 02
The Residency.
Four weeks in Berlin, studio production and a seminar open to the public. From 12 October to 7 November 2026.
Entry 03
The Practice.
The Institute comes out of twenty-five years of forest restoration and a studio that turns waste into the matter of the work.