15/10/2026
Who’s shaping whom? 🌱
In “Coevolution”, author Aslak Aamot Helm traces the evolving relationship between humans and the plant world — from the Neolithic period to the present day. From the first cultivated crops to industrial agriculture and the challenges of climate change, the publication explores how this relationship has shaped our shared history.
He writes: „For thousands of years humans and plants have shaped one another, and it is still not settled who began this. Did people take hold of a chance trait in wild plants, or did the plants use people to carry forward traits that would otherwise have vanished?“
And what might the future hold? The text offers a glimpse into the possibilities ahead, highlighting a heat- and drought-resistant crop that could become increasingly relevant in Northern Europe.🌾
📖 You can find the leporello in both English and German at our related exhibition “7 Summers” by Diakron and Emil Rønn Andersen Emil Rønn Andersen in the Schering Stiftung Project Space as well as on our website. We warmly invite you to visit!
📅 On view until December 6, 2026
📍 Schering Stiftung Project Space
Thu–Fri, 2–8 pm
Sat–Sun, 12–8 pm
Curated by Dr. Christina Landbrecht
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