Burning Ice - The concept of ‘resilience’ is increasingly prominent in reactions to the socio-ecological systemic crisis that is affecting us. The arts too have increasingly been talking about ‘resilience’ in recent years. In this salon curator Grégory Castéra will talk with Franck Leibovici and Amy Franceschini about the role ‘resilience’ plays in their artistic practice.

Burning Ice - The Botanical Gardens houses the oldest European seed bank. It keeps the seeds of rare indigenous wild plants and there is a particular focus on its collection of wild beans and fabaceous plants. It is only very exceptionally that it is possible to have a guided tour of this unique seed bank.

Burning Ice - Filmed on four continents, featuring esteemed scientists and working farmers and ranchers, Symphony of the Soil is an intriguing presentation that highlights possibilities of healthy soil creating healthy plants creating healthy humans living on a healthy planet.

Burning Ice - Opening keynote by Marjolein Visser (ULB). Respondent: Bavo Verwimp (Bio farm De Kijfelaar).

Burning Ice - For Burning Ice #7, Agency is selecting a number of ‘things’ and speculates on how the idea of ‘commons’ can be included in art and science practices, with a special focus on folklore and traditional knowledge.

Burning Ice - In May last year the EU came up with a new proposal for a law on seeds. It plays straight into the hands of the large seed companies and is a direct threat to small-scale agriculture and biodiversity.

Burning Ice - This conference brings together specialists from different disciplines who, through their scientific research, question that ‘promised land of transgenic crops’.

Burning Ice - British artist Heath Bunting developed Super Weed 1.0 in 2004 as a genetically mutant super weed to attack corporate monoculture.

Evaporated landscapes was Ingvartsen’s first choreography for such materials as foam, fog, light and sound. Here the choreography takes the form of a relationship between ephemeral elements that float around and dissolve in space. Everything is bathed in an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity, fascination and impressions that we experience with a natural wonder.

The Extra Sensorial Garden is an invitation to enter a fictional garden. All the visitor’s  senses are stimulated, and together with his own imagination this produces a strong physical experience. There is not always much to see, but all the more to feel. Changes in light, colour, temperature and sound create a sensitive fabric in this artificial nature experiment. How do you experience nature, does it overwhelm you, does it make you feel at peace. Or do you think that nature no longer exists?