Biodiversity and Ecology
From 22 to 26 April, DE/MO launched the Campaign Design Sprint in Berlin hosted by Public Art Lab in cooperation with the University of Europe.
The 20 participants explored how urgent biodiversity issues can be addressed through creative and cultural strategies.
How can we foster a stronger connection between people and nature?
What steps can we take to reverse the decline in biodiversity and restore ecological balance?
And how can we ensure that our actions support rather than undermine the health of our planet’s ecosystems?
Over the course of an intensive week, three ECHO campaign concepts were developed.
These ideas were brought to life in the following weeks and evolved into what are now known as the ECHO Events.
The Campaign Design Sprint
We had the pleasure to receive and visit guest speakers from different fields and disciplines: Isaac Yuen and Michaela Vieser introduced the theme and taught participants all the ins and outs of nature writing. Lorenz Kuschnig shared about his artistic programme of the ‘Floating University’ and how we can use marketing strategies for ecological awareness. Marco Barotti and Riccardo Torresi invited us to their studios to witness how different artistic methods using sound, speculation and design can connect us to ecological topics on a deeper level.
Between all of the inspiration and input from guest speakers, the participants were guided through a brainstorming and ideation process to arrive at their first campaign concepts. The week thus concluded with the teams testing their campaign concepts at a feedback session organized at the University of Europe on Friday - valuable insights which they were able to integrate immediately at the working session on Saturday.
An intense and inspiring week concluded with an Urban Walking Tour with Emiko Geijc, founder of Berlinsidestories. All over the city we discovered hidden sites of urban development, counterculture and gentrification.
Team: Dylan Ahern, Sacha Roché, Susa Pop, Emily Smith, Ayça Tugran, Kevin Nikaj, Harshini Karunaratne
The ECHO Events
From May 26–28, 2025, the ECHO Events were showcased at TINCON — a youth-focused festival and conference
dedicated to digital culture, media, technology, politics, and pop culture.
dedicated to digital culture, media, technology, politics, and pop culture.
1. Rooted together
26 May 2025 @ TINCON, Berlin
Gemma Martone, Glenda Rascon, Grace Huh (Hyerim Huh), Hiba Dannane, Johanna Jovel, Nicola Chloe Bisset,
Quentin Allen
We are not separate from nature — we are part of it.
In this community space, inspired by indigenous practices of respecting all life, we invite the visitors to reconnect, reflect, and imagine new ways of being with the world.
2. Bees of the Night
27 May 2025 @ TINCON, Berlin
Agnesa Lusnjani, Alberto Paniagua, Chaeryung Yoon, Emma De Prà, Godinez, Jagriti Kumar, Karen Natharen
Step into the world of night pollinators and see Berlin through the eyes of a moth. Bees of the Night is a media installation revealing how light pollution confuses, traps, and disorients moths from the flowers they’re meant to find. In a city that never sleeps, this quiet crisis goes unseen, but it’s glowing all around us.
28 May 2025 @ TINCON, Berlin
Ali Khasheei, Elana Dimitrova, Kshitija Gurav, Tananya Saengrudee, Sheeba Toby Mammen, Simge Gökgöz
Re:Moss opens up a space that invites reflection on the fragile boundaries of decay and regeneration. Through sensory interactions, the installation encourages learning, caring and co-existence with the keystone species - the mosses. You can witness how mosses reclaim space. Visitors are invited to take home their own Grow-It-Yourself (GIY) kit to start a journey of green regeneration.
The Reverb Event
Biodiversity in Action
12 June - 1 July, 2025 @ University of Europe, Berlin
Thursday, June 12: Participant Talks and Guest Speakers, 5 pm; Vernissage, 6 pm
The Berlin ECHO Academy concluded with the Reverb Event: Biodiversity in Action at the gallery of the University of Europe.
Over the past few months, the three ECHO campaigns explored biodiversity through public art.
The installations and programming reflect on urban biodiversity in Berlin - the wonders of moss, the effects of light pollution on moths,
and celebrating nature's abundance through collective communing.
The Reverb event was accompanied by discussions and keynote speeches on biodiversity and cohabitation with nature
- viewed from a non-human perspective - featuring experts, artists, and changemakers.
We were delighted to host Laurency Douny, Rengine Hengge and Pauline Agustoni to explore fermenting textiles and
how human and microbial collaborations shape material, culture and meaning.
Thursday, June 12: Participant Talks and Guest Speakers, 5 pm; Vernissage, 6 pm
The Berlin ECHO Academy concluded with the Reverb Event: Biodiversity in Action at the gallery of the University of Europe.
Over the past few months, the three ECHO campaigns explored biodiversity through public art.
The installations and programming reflect on urban biodiversity in Berlin - the wonders of moss, the effects of light pollution on moths,
and celebrating nature's abundance through collective communing.
The Reverb event was accompanied by discussions and keynote speeches on biodiversity and cohabitation with nature
- viewed from a non-human perspective - featuring experts, artists, and changemakers.
We were delighted to host Laurency Douny, Rengine Hengge and Pauline Agustoni to explore fermenting textiles and
how human and microbial collaborations shape material, culture and meaning.
The Biodiversity in Action programme in Berlin is curated and produced by Public Art Lab in
collaboration with Prof. Emily Smith, Harshini Karunaratne, and Prof. Günzel from the University of Europe.
collaboration with Prof. Emily Smith, Harshini Karunaratne, and Prof. Günzel from the University of Europe.