Concrete Garden: Fertile Ground

From discussions on allotments to Gaia theory and permaculture to DIY workshops on making your own plants grow, we look to the origins of life and how we look after it, all set within the living, breathing ecosystem of the Barbican's own conservatory.

Join us for a day of pop up readings, talks and activations centred around the conditions of life. From workshops on compost to theories on Gaia and our beautiful blue planet, theorists, artists and collectives consider microbiology, anthropocentrism, animism, growth, land, gardening and the examination of cosmic interreliance.

We consider and respond to this cycle of give and take in relation to the earth's natural resources and present ideas from the hyperlocal to the global on strategies for care, community and climate awareness to nurture growth and sustainability.