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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · 2d

Plant, Baby, Plant - Robin Kimmerer - A Call to Action

Join a new grassroots climate movement centering nature-based solutions and ecosystem restoration. Heal land, build community, grow power!

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · 2d

to build community as climate commitments are being reversed. As she said at today's event: "let’s raise a garden-gloved middle finger in return!" Find out more and join the project at the link below. #art #plants #anthropocene #resistance #ecology

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · 2d

A wonderful afternoon with botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer at Brushwood Center. Her work on plants has had a defining influence on my thinking and writing -- I was chuffed to finally meet her in person and talk. Today, Robin launched a new initiative called "Plant, Baby, Plant"

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · 8d

... then came the thunderstorm that took summer away once and for all... #summer #garden #plants

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · 10d

a copy of this exceptional issue edited by Meeka Walsh entirely dedicated to "animals in art"! Link in bio. @kenrinaldo.bsky.social @kiraoreilly.bsky.social #art #animals #posthumanism #animalrevolutions

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · 10d

among others, have moulded new, de-objectifying models of encounter and collaboration with animals in art. I also take a critical stance to approaches that in my opinion, detracted from the conversation and distracted from the true objectives set forth by animal-studies discourses. Grab

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks 'BorderCrossing Magazine' for inviting me to write a lengthy reflection on how 25 years of animal revolutions in art have forever changed the contemporary creative landscape. In this essay I celebrate the pioneering work of artists like Ken Rinaldo, Kira O'Reilly, and Anika Yi who,

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · 11d

Hi Luiza, yes, there was a zoom link but it was only made available yesterday. I have a recording of the talk and I will upload it online soon. Thanks for your interest.

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · 14d

Collective, Sustainability Office of Fine Arts, UrbaNature, FOFA Gallery and CRUST (Ceramics Reimagined Using Sustainable Techniques) invites you to Plants As Allies. Registration link in bio.
#plants #art #book #lawn #rewilding #anthropocene

Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · 14d

and researchers working on rewilding and sustainability throughout Montreal, offering a unique space for dialogue, collaboration, and inspiration. Organized by The David Suzuki Foundation, in partnership with the Rewilding Arts

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · 14d

Join me in Montreal next week, on October 10th, at the Maison du développement durable for a discussion of my new book 'Lawn' with Dr. Emma Despland. This is will be an evening exploring the creative, ecological, and social possibilities of working with plants, gathering artists, activists,

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · 18d

I will soon confirm if the event will be accessible via zoom.
@uchicollegium #greenheresies #art #dodder #plants #plantintelligence #symposium #chicago

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · 18d

If you’re nearby, join us for two days of provocative ideas, creative practices, and unexpected entanglements.The program and registration portal can be found in link in bio.

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · 18d

Deep in preparation for my keynote at the Green Heresies Symposium at the Neubauer Collegium next Friday & Saturday! Thrilled to be in conversation with artists and scholars who are reimagining our relationships with plants.

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · 20d

This Sunday, at 4pm Italian time, I will contribute (remotely) to the ambitious and very timely panel 'Thinking hands constructing our collective response to the climate crisis' moderated by Nicolas Panelli at the Venice Biennale of Architecture. #architecturevenicebiennale #climate #art

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · 25d

How nasturtium always glows like amber during sunset... #septembergarden #nasturtium #sunset #orange #flowers #garden

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · Sep 15

Registration link: www.eventbrite.com/.../stranger...
#art #plants #migrations #diasporas #anthropocene #botany

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · Sep 15

Strangers at Home: Plant-Human Migrations
A conversation with Yota Batsaki and Giovanni Aloi

Thursday, September 18, 2025
12:00 - 1:00 pm Central US Time

We think of plants as rooted to the spot, but they travel constantly through their adaptations or the actions of humans.

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · Sep 15

Registration link: www.eventbrite.com/.../stranger....
#art #plants #migrations #diasporas #anthropocene #botany

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · Sep 12

Never did I dare dream mine would one day sit on those shelves too.

Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · Sep 12

Since my first visits to NYC, no trip has ever been complete without losing myself for hours at Strand. During my PhD years, I combed those shelves in search of obscure titles on nature and art, often finding the sparks that fueled my research.

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · Sep 12

It’s always special to encounter one of your books in the world. But stumbling upon it in New York City, on the shelves of two iconic bookstores like Rizzoli and Strand, feels particularly meaningful.

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The Plant Initiative @theplantinitiative.bsky.social · Sep 4

Dr. Giovanni Aloi: The Lawn – Nothing to do With Nature is an interesting interview of @giovannialoi.bsky.social in Landezine about his new book, Lawn. "Gardens and green areas of all types should be regarded as perpetually belonging to all earthlings." landezine.com/dr-giovanni-...

Dr. Giovanni Aloi: The Lawn – Nothing to do With Nature – Landscape Architecture Platform | Landezine

In the U.S., lawns cover nearly 2 percent of the land surface and, as researcher Cristina Milesi revealed using satellite data, “could be considered the s…

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · Sep 3

Another stunning nighttime bloom. The ethereal flower of the epiphyllum cactus only lasts one night and will have withered by dawn. Glad I caught it! The fragrance is remarkably similar to angel's trumpet.... #cactus #bloom #queenofnight #flower

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Giovanni Aloi @giovannialoi.bsky.social · Aug 31

It’s actually rare to find one alone... #moths #notamonarch #caterpillars