The coast of northern Spain has an overwhelming diversity of plants. Simular to Meditterranean areas it is dominated by various pine trees and aromatic herbs, particularly mint. Along roadsides there are endless populations of Wild carrot and horseradish in between ferns. The biodiversity here goes beyond anything I’ve seen in Europe, bit I’ve not been to Polish forests etc yet. There is a tall slender tree here that looks very much like a Eucaliptus, so do the seedpods that it trickels around on the floor. I wonder if they are native. They have those distinct drooping narrow leaves. Looks like it belongs in Australia. Urban planners seem to like palm trees. Somehow you always associate them with plastic ones. They represent the more kitch tree variaties. We slept right next to the cliffs at Foz and we picknicked on the massive stones which are rough on top and are aquadinamically curved on all sides to which bright carpets of algae cling. Harbours are still full of seaweeds, and some Harder (don’t know the English name) were spauning. The mountains grow directly out off the ocean and as you cycle you see the mint like color of the waves through the ferns. Wood seems to be a large industry. Many people have vegetable gardens, current corps include beans, tomatoes and to our great surprise almost all have Brussel sprouts! People grow small, very dark looking apples, peach, various oranges (mostly lemon) and fig trees grow everywhere, both in gardens and wild. There are definately no signs of desertification or eutrification here and rumors say that a German botanist recently descovered a new species here. I certainly am. There are many plants I’ve never seen before. The landscape isn’t particularly aromatic in terms of plants, the ocean blows the scents away. I’ve however collected mint to roll up in my sleepingbag. Works very well people! Stay fresh on Default.
-see attached files at the bottom of this post for complete informations- [FR] Notre structure nadine lance un appel à participation pour le projet Buratinas – Tour de Belgique. Buratinas Tour de Belgique aura lieu du 27 juin à la fin juillet 2014 dans le cadre de Wandering Arts Biennial, un regroupement de projets artistiques itinérants qui se tiendra à Bruxelles du 15 juin à fin septembre. Durant ce voyage, un équipage d’artistes utilisera Buratinas, notre bateau à énergie solaire, pour relier lors d’une expédition-résidence les villes de Bruxelles, Charleroi, Mons, Tournai et Gent. “Buratinas – Tour de Belgique” constituera à cette occasion un studio artistique mobile, explorant ces territoires dans leur épaisseur historique, sociale, culturelle et environnementale à partir des voies fluviales. Les artistes participants utiliseront ce contexte particulier pour alimenter leur travail durant cette résidence. Des micro événements seront mis en place lors des principales étapes, permettant de présenter le projet au public rencontré lors de ces escales. L’ensemble du projet sera documenté en ligne, et fera l’objet d’une publication papier. Une première exposition de ce projet et des productions qu’il aura accueilli sera mise en place à la mi-septembre. [NL] Buratinas – Ronde van België is een evenement van 27 juni tot eind juli 2014 in het kader van WAB. (Wandering Arts Biënnale is een artistiek project dat activiteiten rond mobiele artistieke praktijken groepeert en vindt plaats in Brussel van 15 juni tot eind september.) Tijdens de Ronde van België kunnen kunstenaars gedurende een maand deelnemen aan een expeditie-residentie met Buratinas, een op zonne-energie aangedreven boot. De Ronde van België bevaart de waterwegen van Brussel naar Charleroi, Bergen, Doornik en Gent. Buratinas is een mobiele artistieke studio en verkent deze stedelijke gebieden en hun historische, sociale, culturele en ecologische achtergrond vanop het water. Deze specifieke context kan door de deelnemende kunstenaars worden aangewend om hun werk van nieuwe impulsen te voorzien tijdens de residentie. Er worden tijdens de reis micro-evenementen georganiseerd waar het project gepresenteerd wordt aan het lokale publiek. De Ronde van België wordt online gedocumenteerd, en zal resulteren in een fysieke publicatie. Een eerste toonmoment van dit project en de betrokken artistieke producties wordt medio september georganiseerd. [EN] Buratinas- Tour de Belgique is organised by nadine, and will take place in belgium from 27th of june until end of july during Wandering Arts Biennial, a festival of slow-mobility related art projects organized in Brussels from mid-june until end of september. During one month a crew of artists will use Buratinas, our solar powered boat, for an expedition-residency connecting the cities of Brussels, Charleroi, Mons, Tournai, Gent and, Brussels At this occasion, Buratinas will become a mobile studio, exploring from the water level point of view those territories, and paying attention to their various constitutive layers such as history, social life, culture, ecology, landscape etc. Micro-events will be organized by the crew during the main stops, to present our project and meet the public. The project will be documented online, and will eventually become a printed publication. A first exhibition of the project and its productions will be set up mid-september in Brussels.
Buratinas is supported by Mobiel Brussel van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest.
Tour de Belgique is part of the European project ALOTOF and is supported by the European Culture Program 2007-2013.
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