Learning from Airplants project as part of Ortaokul Initiative’s program
“What does your community need”, Berlin, 2025
Oda Projesi’s project Learning from Airplants began with the idea of closely
observing air plants Tillandsia together with the Willkommenklasse students
and exploring the possibilities of living and growing not from the earth but
from the air. These plants do not grow in soil and do not depend on soil or
ground to survive, absorb moisture and nutrients directly from the air and
their surroundings and hold onto trees, rocks, walls, or various surfaces
only temporarily. So we asked ourselves: What can we learn from t hese
plants? Through embodied practices, mimicking the adaptive strategies of
air plants, we explored with drawing, making small sculptural forms, jumping
and performing, how we might strengthen ourselves in moments of
transition. We imagined working on tools that could ease the students’
transition into a new country and remind them of the already existing
resilience and adaptability they carry within themselves wherever they go.
The project is realized toget her with Caoucharatou, Edwina, Hadia, John,
Maher, Myroslav, Negina, Tammy, Vitali, Youssef, Zuhra with the support of
Sophie, Ruken and Dana.
