Artists – Planted

Category: Artists

"I investigate how technology can simultaneously poison and remedy." Drawing from Minahasan cosmology, artist Natasha Tontey blends ritual, myth, and speculative fiction to explore identity, memory, and multispecies kinship, using nonlinear storytelling and sensory media to collapse time and reanimate ancestral knowledge. She talks to our Associate Editor, Anna Borrie, about how her work functions as a form of pilgrimage and resistance, offering Indigenous worldviews as critical tools for reimagining ecological futures and challenging narratives.

Jun 10^th

Ancestral Circuits: Myth, Memory, and the Hybrid World | Natasha Tontey

May 14^th

Form and Friction: Acts of Resistance and Reverence | Saj Issa

"Rivers are just as alive as you and me. They have a body called the catchment, the mouth and the delta; cells of water molecules; organs of wetlands and riparian zones; and like us, a circulatory system. We're inseparable from the waters of the world. We rely on these living bodies for our very survival." Environmental artist, author, and activist Basia Irland bridges the intersection of art, ecology, and community engagement through her exploration of the fragility and resilience of waterways. Grounded in a lifelong connection to rivers, she joins Anna Borrie to explore the layered voices and hidden narratives flowing within these bodies of water. They explore how rivers carry memory, culture, and change, and how listening to them can reshape the way we understand our place in the world. Drawing on storytelling, science, and traditional ecological knowledge, Irland reminds us that rivers are not silent—they are vital, vocal, and vulnerable. She invites us to see rivers not as passive landscapes, but as sentient beings with histories, needs, and wisdom of their own

Apr 24^th

A River’s Heartbeat: Understanding the Stories Told by Flowing Waters | Basia Irland

Apr 16^th

Feminine Forces and Nature’s Beauty: The Art of Reconnection | Jeanne K Simmons

Wildfires Beyond Western Narrative: Ashes of Renewal

Mar 25^th

Wildfires Beyond Western Narrative: Ashes of Renewal | Erika Osborne

Violated Bodies: Confronting Wounds of the Natural and Human Body | Tamara Kostianovsky

Mar 17^th

Violated Bodies: Confronting Wounds of the Natural and Human Body | Tamara Kostianovsky

U.S.-Mexico Narratives of Resistance: At the Edge of Borders and Belonging | Tania Candiani

Mar 12^th

U.S.-Mexico Narratives of Resistance: At the Edge of Borders and Belonging | Tania Candiani

Explore the unique art of Riitta Päiväläinen, a visual artist whose work merges fabric and Nordic landscapes to evoke memory and absence. Learn about her connection to nature, her creative process, and the symbolic power of second-hand fabrics.

Feb 20^th

Fabrics of Memory in the Nordic Landscape | Riitta Päiväläinen

The Passage of Time and Visions of the Natural World | Jessica J. Lee

Jan 29^th

The Passage of Time and Visions of the Natural World | Jessica J. Lee