From the Place of Soils 

Collective glossary and Publication  

At tipping points in history, we turn to the land, seeking re-connection and re-foundation. Many of us return to on-the-ground practices handed down by mothers and grandmothers, joining vegetable gardens and finding support in an ongoing relationship with the soil. 

The workshop explores cultural practic of engagement with the soil such as vegetable gardening, recognising its historical significance and embodied collaboration. This is living knowledge, passed down from generation to generation. 

Guided by the principles of co-creation, there are multiple landscapes that we examine through the lens of decolonial approaches. We research soil practices as a form of artistic expression based on personal stories. What stories can we tell each other? How do individual stories influence the global context? 

During the workshop, we collaboratively compile a glossary including our own descriptions of different soil practices inside the vegetable garden. This collective glossary  is the basis for a publication that serves as a space for fragments of memories, recipes, documentation.

Revolt Centre, Siktivkar, Komi Republic, Russia, July 2024 
During the exhibition "Прорастая снова, я оберегаю сад" / "Sprouting again, I protect the garden" 

From the Place of Soils: a workshop, Publication, February 2025
The article is published in the first issue of the artistic research journal Landing, titled Edge of the Glacier. It explores how traditional gardening practices sustain communities and cultivate feminist resilience.

Ogorod, Collective Glossary, Zine, Riso-Printing, 205 × 105 mm, April 2025
The collective glossary Ogorod was created as part of the workshop "From the Place of Soils", held at the art center Revolt in Syktyvkar in July 2024. The publication gathers cultivation practices and soil-related knowledge passed down by women in post-socialist rural contexts. Through collaborative writing, drawing, and sharing of experiences, participants created a living archive — a zine-format glossary reflecting embodied, everyday, and historical forms of resilience.