In early November, 2024, Seelemann and her mentor, designer Fiona Raby, will convene at the Nordic House in Reykjavík for a condensed work-stay to further develop the project.
Johanna Seelemann
Paradoxical Imaginings: Ideas and Objects
De agri cultura
A transformative approach to farming.
Johanna Seelemann
Based in Germany and Iceland, Johanna Seelemann leads a design studio that explores the mystification of everyday objects and materials.
Her project, titled De agri cultura, takes a transformative approach to farming through speculative design and other-than-human perspectives. Through this project, Seelemann seeks to find out what might it look like if a society focuses on cultivating and protecting healthy soil to withstand extreme weather conditions?
Teaming with microbes, a farm community takes initiative. Informed by historical and emerging experimental methods of farming, nutrient production, and DIY culture, they construct tools that range from specialized shoes to farming machines. Linking agricultural futures with design research, and exploring emerging trends, De agri cultura is a study of ideas and possibilities for a seemingly strange new world.
