It is often said that those in glass houses should refrain from throwing stones. A reminder that spaces of privi- lege, frequently quick to critique, must instead cultivate self-awareness and transform wounds into moments of reflection and change. As Donna Haraway wisely notes, “It matters what ideas we use to think other ideas (with).” My ongoing research, Glass-House & Soft Stones at KASK, proposes not merely to think about nature but to think with it. In this context, I propose a series of experiential learning activities focused on apple tree care at the Bijloke site. Here, participants, whom I intentionally refer to as scholars in the broad sense of anyone engaged in the process of learning, will be invited to practice grafting and pruning.

For the Courtisane festival, our collective practice draw from the traditional Catalan practice of parany, where trees were pruned into conic shapes to trap birds. In this reinterpretation, we will become ensnared, forced to slow down and attune with the tree’s listening presence asits sap flows. An invitation to reflect on our intentions as practitioners and deepen our connection with Bijloke’s living archive with an essence of its fruit lingering on our tongues. (Laura Palau Barreda)

For this walk / workshop reservation is required.