SEMBRAR AIRE

We are an interdisciplinary initiative committed to enhancing livable conditions
for
human and more-than-human life in urban environments



ACTIVITIES




DUSTS WALKS

Since 2021, our goal has been to change the perception of dusts from nuisance to valuable matter for understanding and engaging with the urban environment. In public walks, we collect stories about the origins of dusts and materialise those around us with the help of the Dusts Catchers.

We welcome opportunities for collaboration! Invite us to host DUSTS WALKS near you.

DUSTS ARCHIVE

Bogotà, Colombia, August 2025
Together with the architecture student association CESCA, Universidad de los Andes

Photo: CESCA
Cali, Colombia, July 2025
Together with the architecture student association CESCA, Universidad del Valle

Photo: CESCA
Cartagena, Colombia, March 2025
Part of the WHO Conference on Air Pollution
Three guided tours with communities working on air quality, urban ecology, sustainable fishery, and Afro-Colombian women's rights, among others.

Photo: Juan Esteban Reyes
Bogotà, Colombia, November 2023
Part of the Suratomica Festival
Photo: Suratomica
Lucerne, Switzerland, June 2024
In the garden of the Museum Bellpark
Photo: Juan Esteban Reyes
Berlin, Germany, June 2021
In collaboration with top-ev and
Pragovka for Art
Photo: top-ev

AIR ATLAS


During the DUSTS WALKS around the world, we have collected various Dusts Catchers that represent unique fingerprints of breathable air. With each new Dusts Catcher, Air Atlas continues to grow. 

Do you have a Dust Catcher? 
Send it to us, and it will be added to the map.

Photo: Adam Hudec







JOURNAL


EPIDERMITECTURE

What happens when we question what the outside of a building needs to look like and why? And how might this deepen our understanding of what grows on the surface? 
This essay examines the microbial layer on architectural facades to address the influences of our interaction with and perception of the urban environment.

Read full article here
Photo: Adam Hudec
ECOTONES - PARIS

During my time in Paris, plants took me for a walk. Through the memory of an ancient sea, along the first tree-lined boulevards, and under toxic clouds. How have they been able to land? 
Read full article here
Photo: Beatrice Zaidenberg