Eva Bakkeslett's guest appearances

Eva Bakkeslett

The Probiotic Life

Forest of Thought

Ferment Radio

Jason Hawrelak

Anne Biklé

Joel Salatin

Sandor Katz

Jeff Lowenfels

Peter McCoy

Elaine Ingham

Rodney Dietert

Geoff Lawton

Larry Korn

Sam Parker-Davies

Finian Makepeace

Chris Trump

Ben Klenner

Embriette Hyde

OwlTail

Words like culture and aesthetics make us think of grand museums and concert halls. But what if there is a deeper meaning to these words that we’ve forgotten? Meanings that are more grounded, more sensual and somehow related to the song of earthworms at work in our soil? And how do you learn to speak the secret language of microbes? We explore all of this and more in this episode with artist and cultural activist Eva Bakkeslett. Eva Bakkeslett is an artist, filmmaker, curator and cultural activist exploring the potential for social change through gentle actions. Her practice often combines film, participatory events and workshops where she creates spaces and experiences that challenge our thinking and unravel newnarratives. Fermentation as a process and metaphor is central to her work and is often communicated in the form of socially engaged and inclusive projects.  She mediates relationships between humans, nature and culture as a living organism and explores ways ofreconnecting to our senses, to non-human life and ancient, deeply rooted knowledge. Eva believes that the abstract, elusive, poetic, aesthetic and imaginary power of art is vital to this reconnection. Eva shows, lectures and performs her work worldwide and her films have been screened in numerous film festivals and art events. As a curator, she has focused on the connection between art and ecology through Gentle Actions at Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, in 2010, the Repair program at gallery ROM, Oslo in 2016-17 and in her most recent project The Conference of the Birds 2018-23. Eva has an MA in Art &amp; Ecology from Dartington College of Art in England, and lives on Engeløya in North Norway. There she has created an Artist Residency program and a guest studio as a platform for aesthetic collaborations and enquiry, founded in ecological and interconnected thinking and working. LINKS!  Eva’s website: http://www.evabakkeslett.com Worm works exhibition: https://www.evabakkeslett.com/projects/biodiversity-bacterial-cultures-extraterrestial-wormworks/ Eva’s home and residency on Engelöya: https://agencyofimagination.org Conference of the Birds: https://theconferenceofthebirds.net  Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/forestofthought Share and subscribe. We’re available on most podcast apps, including:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ue3XA6IQQLC05FQMINuy1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/podcast/forest-of…/id1508610729 Links to all platforms: https://anchor.fm/forestofthought  Our theme music is by Christian Holtsteen at stoneproduction.no

Words like culture and aesthetics make us think of grand museums and concert halls. But what if there is a deeper meaning to these words that we’ve forgotten? Meanings that are more grounded, more sensual and somehow related to the song of earthworms at work in our soil? And how do you learn to speak the secret language of microbes? We explore all of this and more in this episode with artist and cultural activist Eva Bakkeslett. Eva Bakkeslett is an artist, filmmaker, curator and cultural activist exploring the potential for social change through gentle actions. Her practice often combines film, participatory events and workshops where she creates spaces and experiences that challenge our thinking and unravel newnarratives. Fermentation as a process and metaphor is central to her work and is often communicated in the form of socially engaged and inclusive projects.  She mediates relationships between humans, nature and culture as a living organism and explores ways ofreconnecting to our senses, to non-human life and ancient, deeply rooted knowledge. Eva believes that the abstract, elusive, poetic, aesthetic and imaginary power of art is vital to this reconnection. Eva shows, lectures and performs her work worldwide and her films have been screened in numerous film festivals and art events. As a curator, she has focused on the connection between art and ecology through Gentle Actions at Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, in 2010, the Repair program at gallery ROM, Oslo in 2016-17 and in her most recent project The Conference of the Birds 2018-23. Eva has an MA in Art &amp; Ecology from Dartington College of Art in England, and lives on Engeløya in North Norway. There she has created an Artist Residency program and a guest studio as a platform for aesthetic collaborations and enquiry, founded in ecological and interconnected thinking and working. LINKS! <ul> <li>Eva’s website: <a href="http://www.evabakkeslett.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.evabakkeslett.com</a></li> <li>Worm works exhibition: <a href="https://www.evabakkeslett.com/projects/biodiversity-bacterial-cultures-extraterrestial-wormworks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.evabakkeslett.com/projects/biodiversity-bacterial-cultures-extraterrestial-wormworks/</a></li> <li>Eva’s home and residency on Engelöya: <a href="https://agencyofimagination.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://agencyofimagination.org</a></li> <li>Conference of the Birds: <a href="https://theconferenceofthebirds.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconferenceofthebirds.net</a></li> </ul> Support us on Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/forestofthought" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/forestofthought</a> Share and subscribe. We’re available on most podcast apps, including: <ul> <li>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2ue3XA6IQQLC05FQMINuy1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/2ue3XA6IQQLC05FQMINuy1</a></li> <li>Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/forest-of-thought/id1508610729?fbclid=IwAR3sd28pjO4gPh1Jmzj4IjpsOa1WOkhv01KHdgnnOjrt_MBXg6ddtq28_bk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/…/podcast/forest-of…/id1508610729</a></li> <li>Links to all platforms: <a href="https://anchor.fm/forestofthought" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/forestofthought</a></li> </ul> Our theme music is by Christian Holtsteen at <a href="http://stoneproduction.no/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stoneproduction.no</a>

12. On fermentation and cultural activism // EVA BAKKESLETT

In this episode, we talk with Eva Bakkeslett.Eva is a creative at heart and has a Masters in Art &amp; Ecology and she defines herself as an artist, filmmaker, curator and gentle activist. Her works often combine film, workshops and public participation to challenge, inspire and engage people. She is particularly inspired by the process of fermentation and explores how this can be a method for re-imagining sustainable human cultures.Eva shows, lectures, curates and performs her work worldwide and she resides on the beautiful island of Engeløya in northern Norway. Join us as Eva shares some of the projects she’s done -including working with Sandor Katz; we talk about using fermentation as a metaphor, and get into some great discussion about having connection to the natural world.I really appreciated talking to someone with a different world view, and expanding my consciousness. I hope you benefit too! Thanks for listening.If you want to support the show, you can give us a rating and review and you can contribute at patreon.com/probioticlifeCheck Eva’s website out to learn more about her and what she’s up to:www.evabakkeslett.comYou can connect personally with Eva:bakkesle@online.noBe sure to check out Eva’s TED talk:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvQsCrHrsOkAnd here is a fascinating book Eva contributed to:https://www.oberonbooks.com/playing-for-time.htmlSHOW NOTESEva Bakkeslett- grew up steeped in wilderness and nature, picking wild food and baking bread- always asked deep questions about how things are connected- studied for a Masters in Art and Ecology- while studying, made a poetic film about the process of making bread- while fermenting, the bread dough was “chatting” to Eva: Eva decided to learn to understand that language- became fascinated by the process of fermentation, and how it could relate to creating sustainable human culturesListening to Fermentation- was inspired by people working with fermentation such as Frank Cook and Sandor Katz, did their course- started incorporating that inquiry into every aspect of her artistic practice- most nations have their own fermentation cultures passed down through the generations, Eva began to learn about these and how they parallel the other, larger kind of “culture”- discussion of people who have shaped Eva’s mindsetHow Eva Communicates Her Ideas- “social fermentation”, involves humans and microbes- workshops, more-in depth courses, films, art exhibitions- bringing people into the fermentation processes- reconnecting with natural processes, instead of seeing ourselves as separate- encouraging people to ask deeper questionsFermentation on a Cultural Level- discussion of different ferments Eva is working with- stories of people emigrating with cultures from their native homes, across to other countries- engaging people on a visceral level- we are great at using our eyes, but neglect the other senses- Eva aims to facilitate the start of a transformation in people, an epiphany moment- embracing a more connected way of thinking with then brings change- story of immigrant couple from Congo experiencing Scandinavian ferment, memories of their native fermentation processes = cultural connectionsTying Into Humanity’s Bigger Picture- we are all inevitably part of the earth’s fermentation process; when we die, we return to the earth- we can choose be part of those natural processes now while we live- these moments of experiencing nature’s transformations are magicHow Eva Finds Her Next Project- becoming part of good things that are already happening- initiating events- discussion of connecting with immigrants, their stories and their own cultural practices = cultural fermentation on a meta levelLooking To The Future- touring show about bird situation worldwide- not looking for answers, but looking for questions- we are more bacterial than human: a metaphorical perspective as well as a biological one- everything is connected, and we can experience being part of itClosing Thoughts- go and explore for yourself- Eva will be in Copenhagen at Laboratory for Aesthetics and Ecology on October 18th 2018

In this episode, we talk with Eva Bakkeslett.Eva is a creative at heart and has a Masters in Art &amp; Ecology and she defines herself as an artist, filmmaker, curator and gentle activist. Her works often combine film, workshops and public participation to challenge, inspire and engage people. She is particularly inspired by the process of fermentation and explores how this can be a method for re-imagining sustainable human cultures.Eva shows, lectures, curates and performs her work worldwide and she resides on the beautiful island of Engeløya in northern Norway. Join us as Eva shares some of the projects she’s done -including working with Sandor Katz; we talk about using fermentation as a metaphor, and get into some great discussion about having connection to the natural world.I really appreciated talking to someone with a different world view, and expanding my consciousness. I hope you benefit too! Thanks for listening. If you want to support the show, you can give us a rating and review and you can contribute at <a href="http://patreon.com/probioticlife" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/probioticlife</a>Check Eva’s website out to learn more about her and what she’s up to:<a href="http://www.evabakkeslett.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.evabakkeslett.com</a> You can connect personally with Eva:<a href="mailto:bakkesle@online.no">bakkesle@online.no</a> Be sure to check out Eva’s TED talk:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvQsCrHrsOk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvQsCrHrsOk</a> And here is a fascinating book Eva contributed to:<a href="https://www.oberonbooks.com/playing-for-time.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.oberonbooks.com/playing-for-time.html</a> SHOW NOTES Eva Bakkeslett- grew up steeped in wilderness and nature, picking wild food and baking bread- always asked deep questions about how things are connected- studied for a Masters in Art and Ecology- while studying, made a poetic film about the process of making bread- while fermenting, the bread dough was “chatting” to Eva: Eva decided to learn to understand that language- became fascinated by the process of fermentation, and how it could relate to creating sustainable human cultures Listening to Fermentation- was inspired by people working with fermentation such as Frank Cook and Sandor Katz, did their course- started incorporating that inquiry into every aspect of her artistic practice- most nations have their own fermentation cultures passed down through the generations, Eva began to learn about these and how they parallel the other, larger kind of “culture”- discussion of people who have shaped Eva’s mindset How Eva Communicates Her Ideas- “social fermentation”, involves humans and microbes- workshops, more-in depth courses, films, art exhibitions- bringing people into the fermentation processes- reconnecting with natural processes, instead of seeing ourselves as separate- encouraging people to ask deeper questions Fermentation on a Cultural Level- discussion of different ferments Eva is working with- stories of people emigrating with cultures from their native homes, across to other countries- engaging people on a visceral level- we are great at using our eyes, but neglect the other senses- Eva aims to facilitate the start of a transformation in people, an epiphany moment- embracing a more connected way of thinking with then brings change- story of immigrant couple from Congo experiencing Scandinavian ferment, memories of their native fermentation processes = cultural connections Tying Into Humanity’s Bigger Picture- we are all inevitably part of the earth’s fermentation process; when we die, we return to the earth- we can choose be part of those natural processes now while we live- these moments of experiencing nature’s transformations are magic How Eva Finds Her Next Project- becoming part of good things that are already happening- initiating events- discussion of connecting with immigrants, their stories and their own cultural practices = cultural fermentation on a meta level Looking To The Future- touring show about bird situation worldwide- not looking for answers, but looking for questions- we are more bacterial than human: a metaphorical perspective as well as a biological one- everything is connected, and we can experience being part of it Closing Thoughts- go and explore for yourself- Eva will be in Copenhagen at Laboratory for Aesthetics and Ecology on October 18th 2018

036 - Cultivating Cultures & Social Fermentation With Eva Bakkeslett