There's an interesting exhibition on fungi as anarchist co-creators of the world. On display at the @nieuweinstituut.nl in Rotterdam, curated by Anna Tsing and Feifei Zhou.

"Oh ye who claim such sterile mastery, learn humility or suffer."

Five manifestos can be read online, in English:

I recently saw this intriguing film at the Centraal Museum in Utrecht. It shows fishermen who lovingly embrace the fish they catch until the fish run out of oxygen. According to the exhibition text, 'these people live in harmony with nature'. It makes me wonder about the meanings of 'harmony'.

One of the big literary prizes in the Netherlands, Boekenbon Literatuurprijs 2025, has been awarded to Charlotte Van den Broeck for her non-fiction book ‘Een vlam Tasmaanse tijgers’. A poetic essay, meandering between truth and imagination, about the extinct thylacine en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thylacine

I just joined the European Association for the Study of Literature, Culture, and Environment. I'm looking forward to participating and learning! @easlce.bsky.social