Grass Socialities in the European Alps: An Art-, Ecology-, based Ethnography (GrassLands)

Position: Research appointment (pre-doc) Institute: Uni. Bolzano
Posted on: 29/04/2026 Deadline: 15/05/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

08/CEAR-08 - Design, Architectural Technology, Architectural Engineering And Management Of Built Environment

Description

Tasks: Art-, Design-, Ecology-Based Ethnography Join ethnographic-ecological walks across Alpinegrasslands. Develop embodied understanding of grass communities, companion species, and ecological processes. Unlearn conventional aesthetics to perceive grass relationally - through its companions, responses to grazing, thriving or dying. Artistic Interpretation: Create works expressing perspectives of grass, wolves, and multi-species assemblages. Develop visual mappings (drawings, diagrams, installations) revealing complex relationalities uncovered through research and engage with ethnographic interlocutors. Collaborative Production: Produce visual materials for book publication. Co-develop art-based ethnography... (see call)

Number of positions

1

Funding body

Libera Università di Bolzano