The Plant Is Present Symposium @ Hortus By Night 2022

On December 22nd 2022, in the midst of our three-week run of The Plant Is Present at the Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam, we curated a multidisciplinary symposium around one question: how can we restore mutually beneficial relationships between humans and nature?

The interactive panel was moderated by journalist & documentary-maker Dore van Duivenbode, and featured project leads Anna Riley-Shepard (artistic direction) & Fernando Diaz Smith (technical direction), ecologist Dr. Jerry van Dijk, plant physiologist Dr. Karen Kloth, and poet Neil Shepard. The talk attracted over 100 audience members to the Hortus’ magical Palm Greenhouse and was recorded as a podcast. Listen below or on Spotify!