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
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Shenkar - Engineering. Design. Art.
A large, highly adaptable, invasive species of snail.
The giant African snail reached Taninim Stream by surviving on flotsam. During its sea voyage, it had to adapt to a dry and salty environment. It also had to change its diet, learning to survive on the common reed and microalgae.
In search of a humid environment, the snail migrates to new areas, adapting to extreme, life-threatening conditions on the way. Its body has become smaller so as not to lose the strength of its shell. It has also become more mobile, developing small fins that help it catch algae.
When conditions are dry and salty, the snail grows a new protective moisture layer. The wet secretions of the snail help reeds and other plants grow.
Tamar Sorotzk
With the support of Shenkar’s International School
With the support of Shenkars' International School