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A cross-species picnic

As we shape our surroundings to create urban spaces, we are not its lone inhabitants. A vast array of other species adapt to the new surroundings as their previous habitats are encroached upon. We participate in a large web of interactions inextricably linked to natural systems, depending on the same nutritional resources as pigeons, deer, snails, fish, etc. Hence, to celebrate bio-diversity and nurture our curiosity of exotic tastes, I invited a number of local characters and international guests to a picnic.

The picnic took place in Stavanger, Norway, as part of the exhibition "Temporary capital of subculture" in correlation to a Trans Europe Halles conference hosted by Tou Scene.

"Cohabiting with animals, playing with them, sharing territorial and nutritional resources, understanding the tremendous environmental services they provide, is the way to imagine a viable and tasty future." N. Jeremijenko