Free Radicals
Visual identity © Jolana Sýkorová
Free Radicals is a two-year research project exploring the intersections between plant biodiversity and artistic practice, co-funded by Creative Europe.
Through a series of artist residencies and living labs with collaborators in Spain, Portugal, Germany, Hungary, and Armenia, we will gather research and write an open-source toolkit for individuals and institutions within the creative and cultural sectors designed to shape practices that support plant biodiversity.
The initiative kicked off with a symposium held in Prague between 23 - 25 May 2025, bringing together artists, scientists, researchers, and creative practitioners to dialogue on the state of play around thinking-with plants in creative research.
Next, two residencies and a summer school were held in Spain, Armenia and Portugal between July and September 2025.
A series of online "winter" sessions exploring arts, science, and ecology will kick off in January, followed by a living lab in Berlin and Budapest, coming up in April 2026.
Final exhibition will take place at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Lisbon, from 20 October to 28 November 2026.
For more updates, follow the project on Instagram, Substack, or its dedicated website.