Amsterdamse Bos invites creators to explore and reveal the unseen through the lens of art and research. It is open to artists, architects, designers, scientists, landscape designers, philosophers, or activists engaged with nature, ecology, climate, and the future of the planet.
Fungal networks, soil life, tiny insects, microbes, underwater organisms: these are all essential links in our ecosystem. While they are invaluable to our planet, they often remain hidden from the naked eye or ear. Yet, within this invisible world lies a beauty worth discovering.
The research and development phase will take place from May to July 2025. The possibility of presenting work in the Amsterdamse Bos will depend on the nature of the project, but presentations are planned for August.
The project welcomes diverse approaches and perspectives, as long as the project, through research, establishes a meaningful connection with the Amsterdamse Bos and unveils a hidden aspect of its ecosystem.
They are open to work such as installations, spatial design, biomaterial experiments, climate justice research, or speculative future scenarios.
They will document the research and creative process and share this material in August through an online campaign. With this, they aim to inspire and raise awareness among the people of Amsterdam, Amstelveen, and visitors to the Amsterdamse Bos about the unseen connections in the natural world.
Each selected creator will receive an honorarium of 2,000 EUR excluding VAT. A research and development budget is available per project.
