Module #3: Nature and Ecologies by Yasmine Ostendord-Rodríguez Documentation by
Nor Lastrina Hamid
This documentation by Nor Lastrina Hamid compiles highlights of each session from Module #3: Nature and Ecologies by Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodríguez, where she captures insights and experiences shared throughout.
The Session Highlights reflect Lastrina’s observations during small group sharings, large group discussions, and activities. Each highlight is a synthesis of approximately three hours of class time. The Recap of the Public Lecture, however, adopts a more structured format, offering a chronological rundown of the session for easy understanding and engagement.
The key drivers for this documentation include Community Building, Capability Building, and Collaboration. It highlights how Artistic Directors Academy (ADA) increases access to the arts for various demographics, enhances the capabilities of artists and arts organisations, and fosters collaborations that lead to transformative growth in the arts sector. In line with the strategic outcomes outlined in Our SG Arts Plan (2023-2027), this resource serves as a tool for expanding arts engagement and development within the community.
Module #3: Nature and Ecologies by Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodríguez explored how insights from diverse ecosystems, particularly fungi, can inform and transform artistic collaborations and practices. By examining the behaviours of slime moulds, mushrooms, and mycelium, participants considered concepts like multispecies collaboration, symbiosis, and decentralised methods.
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About Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodríguez
Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodríguez is the founder and director of the Green Art Lab Alliance (established in 2012); a network comprising sixty art organisations across Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia. The mission of the alliance is to foster relationships that contribute to social and environmental justice, akin to the interconnected nature of mycelium.
She founded and directed the Nature Research Department at the Jan van Eyck Academie (Netherlands, 2017), the Van Eyck Food Lab (2018), and the Future Materials Bank (2020); a crowd-sourced database of sustainable materials for artists, designers and architects. She organised countless Reading Groups, Food Art Film Festivals and has been curator-in-residence, as well as writer-in-residence, in many art institutions worldwide. She is a self-proclaimed “mycophile”, interested in exploring the application of a mycological lens in defining fair models of collaboration and (self) organization. Her debut book, “Let’s Become Fungal! Mycelium Teachings and the Arts,” shares twelve teachings of the world of fungi. It was published by Valiz and is being translated into various languages. It was selected as one of the Best Dutch Book Designs 2023 and nominated for the Best Book Design Globally 2023.
About Nor Lastrina Hamid
One of Lastrina’s passions is bridging the gap between creative expression and social impact. She firmly believes in the transformative power of the arts to foster community connections and promote cultural understanding.
As a documentarian of Module #3: Nature and Ecologies by Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodríguez, Lastrina’s role was to engage with the sessions and capture the insights and experiences shared throughout the programme.
