SYMBIOTIC PLANET CYCLE
The Symbiotic Planet cycle was carried out between March and April 2023 by Selvagem in partnership with Escola de Botânica and offered a journey through the work and thinking of Lynn Margulis.
The basis for the cycle was the book Symbiotic Planet, the film Symbiotic Earth by John Feldman, and the research of the speakers and participants for each meeting.
It includes the recordings of the 4 meetings, Notebooks Selvagem and complementary materials, which you can access via the icons on this page.
Lynn Margulis (1938-2011) was a remarkable scientist in many ways. Her work shook up outdated structures of scientific thinking about life. Lynn deepened and disseminated notions about evolution, showing that it is "not a linear movement", and that symbiosis, coexistence between different organisms, is the main driver of evolutionary innovation.
The book Planeta Simbiótico: um novo olhar para a evolução (Dantes, 2022) , which inspired the cycle, allows us to understand the marvellous complexity that exists in the movement that life makes to maintain itself, over 3.8 billion years in constant innovation.
Speakers: Alessandra Araújo, Marko Brajovic, Thalita Campbell, Guilherme Abuchahla and Gustavo Rodrigues Rocha
Mediated by Anderson Santos
BOOK AND NOTEBOOKS
CYCLE PROGRAMME
PLAYLIST
ARCA COMMUNICATIONS
LYNN WORLD, A synthesis of a symbiotic cycle
BOOK LAUNCH
On 1 December 2022, we launched the book Planeta Simbiótico: um novo olhar para a evolução, by biologist Lynn Margulis. A fundamental book for understanding the multicomposed nature of the planet.
The launch took place at Tropigalpão, a space for multidisciplinary art and culture projects and interventions in the Glória neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro.
On the occasion, we also screened the film Symbiotic Earth: How Lynn Margulis Rocked the Boat and Started a Scientific Revolution, by John Feldman, a documentary that expands and deepens the studies based on Lynn's book, contextualising some of her ideas and inviting friends and researchers to offer testimonies about her work.
To delve deeper into the studies of this theme, we also organised the online cycle Symbiotic Planet. Symbiotic Planet.
MEETING PROGRAMME
