rhizosphere: biological definition
A word originating in part from the Greek word ‘rhiza’ meaning root.
The narrow region of soil around a plant root that is inhabited by a unique population of soil bacteria, fungi and microorganisms.
It’s where the party’s at.
rhizosphere: our collective definition
We are a dispersed group of artists, creative technologists, educators, events organisers and activists; keen to collaborate, committed to supporting one another, open to complexity, feeding each other’s ideas and excited to see what emerges.
Artistry as a form of activision. We believe we can inspire people to care about the world around the, / ecology through access to real nature.
We are walking the tight-rope of dreaming and realism, hope and despair (every little helps or shut down the system) when it comes to making work that we hope will create a difference, not just through the content but through how we work together, and how we communicate that.
(wanted to say something about making work we love / care about –
Our values statement is yet to be finessed but it will include most of these words!
We acknowledge that while there are a lot of shared values between the rhizosphere core team, assumptions are not wise and difference is valuable/ vital / embraced / essential …