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PADLab:
Post Anthropocentric
Design Lab


The design laboratory for the post Anthropocene in Shenkar enables individuals and groups to internalize nature’s perspective, imagine new possibilities for nature during and after the climate crisis, decode the meanings of these possibilities and communicate them to the public, educators, experts, and decision-makers.


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Shenkar - Engineering. Design. Art.

PADLab:
Post Anthropocentric
Design Lab


The design laboratory for the post Anthropocene in Shankar enables individuals and groups to internalize nature’s perspective, imagine new possibilities for nature during and after the climate crisis, decode the meanings of these possibilities and communicate them to the public, education systems, experts, and decision-makers.


Laboratory
Mission
Methods & Toolkit
Actions

Expeditions
Species
Collaboration & Partners
People
Contact






Shenkar - Engineering. Design. Art.


A perennial plant from the Poaceae family (commonly known as grasses).

to the Common Reed from the Taninim Stream
The common reed grows rapidly and spreads quickly, with tall stems above ground and massive lateral root systems below. It thrives in groups and quickly dominates its surroundings, spreading widely near water sources.

Rising sea levels may increase the water salinity in the reed’s wetland habitat — the western part of the Yarkon River — posing a threat to the reed in the area. To survive, the reed will transform into a new species — the saltwater reed. It will develop the ability to filter saltwater through its stomata and excrete it onto the plant’s surface. As a result, the new saltwater reed will be strikingly beautiful — white and crystalline. However, its beauty will be deceptive. Combined with the high salinity, the reed's invasive nature will fundamentally alter the landscape of the Yarkon River area and create new, challenging livi

Noy Dabull, Eden Frenkel















With the support of Shenkar’s International School
With the support of Shenkars' International School