SEMBRAR AIRE
We are an interdisciplinary
initiative committed to enhancing livable conditions
for human and more-than-human life in urban environments
for human and more-than-human life in urban environments
ACTIVITIES
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.
Together with the architecture student association CESCA, Universidad de los Andes
Photo: CESCA
Together with the architecture student association CESCA, Universidad del Valle
Photo: CESCA
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
Part of the Suratomica Festival
Photo: Suratomica
In the garden of the Museum Bellpark
Photo: Juan Esteban Reyes
In collaboration with top-ev and
Pragovka for Art
Photo: top-ev
Do you have a Dust Catcher?
Send it to us, and it will be added to the map.
Photo: Adam Hudec
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.
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Photo: Adam Hudec
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?
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Photo: Beatrice Zaidenberg