This crunchy Cork walking tour explores composting, interspecies kinship and art
It’s a wild mix, but we like the sound of this.
As part of The Glucksman’s offsite project an casadh for Cork Midsummer, they are teaming up with Soil Savers for a walking tour that explores composting, interspecies kinship and visual art.
Beginning at TEST SITE in Kyrl’s Quay this Sunday, June 14th, Aisling Kett of Soil Savers will give a hands-on introduction to urban composting.
“Composting is the natural process of recycling organic matter. It is vital for maintaining healthy ecosystems by returning essential nutrients to the ground, improving water retention, and reducing harmful methane emissions in landfills,” say the organisers.
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“Together as a group, we will look at some different methods such as vermicomposting (with worms), aerobic composting and Bokashi.”
Following Aisling’s introduction, the group will walk through the city to Elizabeth Fort for a guided tour of artist Laura Ní Fhlaibhín’s bio-sculptural installation an casadh.
“This installation features sculptural wormeries, which over the course of the Cork Midsummer Festival will process organic waste into vermicompost. In their interconnected cocoons, earthworms will turn over the soil to generate rich fertiliser, focusing attention on the ecological co-existence which occurs all around us.”
Ní Fhlaibhín draws upon personal experience of endometrial illness and the history of Elizabeth Fort through this sculptural assemblage and ritual to consider health, virility and restoration.
The tour will be led by Glucksman curator Katie O’Grady and artist Laura Ní Fhlaibhín, and you can reserve a free spot here.
