RIXC Art Science Festival 2025 Explores Plant Intelligence and Ecological Politics
The RIXC Center for New Media Culture in Riga hosted its 2025 Art Science Festival, focusing on plant intelligence. The event, which marked the organization's 25th anniversary, featured an exhibition, symposium, screenings, and workshops examining how vegetal life challenges human perspectives and ecological practices. Key presentations included Julia Mensch's research on amaranth as a political agent in Argentina's transgenic agriculture, Noelia Billi's analysis of agrilogistics and open-air laboratories in Latin America, and Jana Kukaine's concept of feral intimacy linking forest walks to feminist resistance. The festival collaborated with Yvonne Volkart's Plants_Intelligence research project and showcased works by artists including Rasa Smite, Raitis Smits, and others exploring plant-technology interactions. The event took place in October 2025 at the Art Academy of Latvia and other venues in Riga.
Key facts
- RIXC Center for New Media Culture celebrated its 25th anniversary with the 2025 Art Science Festival
- Festival theme was 'Plants Intelligence', exploring vegetal cognition and ecological politics
- Event included exhibition, symposium, screenings, and workshops in Riga in October 2025
- Collaborated with Yvonne Volkart's Plants_Intelligence research project at HGK Basel FHNW
- Featured Julia Mensch's research on amaranth resistance to GMO agriculture in Argentina
Entities
Artists
- Julia Mensch
- Rasa Smite
- Raitis Smits
- Karine Bonneval
- Nicholas Kahn
- Richard Selesnick
- Eduardo Molinari
- Julijonas Urbonas
- Jeanne Harignordoquy
Institutions
- RIXC Center for New Media Culture
- Art Academy of Latvia
- Institute Art Gender Nature HGK Basel FHNW
- Riga Stradiņš University
- Universidad de Buenos Aires
Locations
- Riga, Latvia
- Argentina
- Basel, Switzerland