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“So the city is as citizen, so the city is as species” is a one-day durational performative ritual which takes place from sunset to sunset, paying tribute to the diversity of life.

Rebelling against the dominance of the human species, performance artist and climate activist Linh Le creates a nature zone in the middle of the city, transporting a 10-ton pile of soil by bike with the help of the community. In the soil, Linh Le connects with and brings to life the very rare plant species pentanema squarrosum, investigating habitability, interspecies meetings and communities.

Pentanema squarrosum is Aarhus’ responsible species. At least 20% of the species’ total population lives in Denmark and therefore Denmark and Aarhus as the ambassador of the species has a special national responsibility to protect the species as it is globally considered rare.

IETM participants and citizens of Aarhus are invited to help this project succeed by transporting the soil from Godsbanen to the city centre by bikes - and by joining one of the performance rituals conducted over the course of the day. 

See full schedule below. 

Duration: 24 hours, 1 min 
Genre: Site-specific and durational performance
Price:  Free

Credits

Performance Artist and Climate activist: Linh Le

Get in touch

Production contact: Linh Le

Status: Ready for touring

All running times:

Overview of the durational performance from sunset to sunset:

• Monday 12 June, 22:06 - 00:00: Biking ritual
• Tuesday 13 June, 00:00 - 12:00: Biking ritual
  IETM participants are encouraged to join between 07:00-09:00.
• Tuesday 13 June at 12:00 - 16:00: Performance Ritual by Linh Le
• Tuesday 13 June at 16:00 - 16:15: Speech by Linh Le
• Tuesday 13 June at 16:00 - 19:00: The soil rests
• Tuesday 13 June at 19:00 - 22:07: Common Ritual