Let's gather to meet a plant named flax. I will bring a story, a flax plant and sounds made by flax and its companions. You can listen, touch flax and share your impressions. Is this plant a past memory, a living being or a resource? And why does it matter?

Your imagination allows you to drift away from the shelter of the glasshouse, expanding the gaze beyond the patch of the Moabit city garden or further, shipping out of the docks of Westhafen. Culture and extractivism appear side-by-side on that journey. Psst, is there anyone on the brink of extinction?

Here, agro-biodiversity comes into play. Listening to a passage of the more-than-human music piece by composer-violinist Ellie Wilson, the unnoticeable makes itself known.

Come with an open mind and please bring a piece of linen fabric that you might have. For example an old tea towel, bed linen, a piece of clothing or some discarded scraps. With stains or holes - it is the story that matters. Happy if you can join, Sina

In English, with summaries and translations into German if required.

Sina Ribak is a researcher and writer exploring knowledges that can challenge monocultures.
Ellie Wilson is a violinist and composer whose work melds contemporary classical, folk, field recordings and electronics.
Moderated by Andrea Goetzke

Free entry. A small donation for production costs is appreciated.

The session is part of the PLANT STORIES program, that runs from June to October 2025 at ZK/U. Funded by Hauptstadtkultufonds.

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Let's get to know a plant called flax together. I will bring a story, a flax plant and sounds that tell Lein and its companions. You can listen, touch the flax and share your impressions. Do you see in this plant a memory of the past, a living being or a resource? And why is it important?

Your thoughts will wander through the protective shell of the glass house and expand your view beyond the Moabiter Stadtgarten until they escape by ship into the canals of the Westhafen. Culture and exploitation appear side by side on this journey. Psst, is there anyone threatened with extinction?

This is where agrobiodiversity comes into play. Listening to an excerpt from the more-than-human piece of music by composer and violinist Ellie Wilson, the unnoticed makes itself known.

Come with an open mind and a piece of linen fabric if you have one at home. For example, an old tea towel, bed linen, a piece of clothing or fabric remnants. Even with stains or holes - it's the story that counts. I look forward to seeing you, Sina

In English. We can summarize and translate into German if necessary.

Sina Ribak is a researcher of ecologies and the arts.
Ellie Wilson is a violinist and composer. Her work combines contemporary classical music with folk, field recordings and electronics.
Moderated by Andrea Goetzke

Free admission. A small donation for production costs is welcome.

flax friction is part of PLANT STORIES, a series of events from June to October 2025 at ZK/U.