This multidisciplinary project by the Cultural Office of the Spanish Embassy and artist Juanli Carrión explores the socio-botanical consequences of the Magellan-Elcano expedition.
Around Nature, is a series of webinars organized by Juanli Carrión in collaboration with the National Academy of Science and The Cultural Office of the Spanish Embassy. The program is part of a multidisciplinary project that Carrión has been developing for the past year, exploring the social, political and ecological consequences of the first trip around the world. On the occasion of the 5th Centenary of this trip, accomplished by Magallanes & Juan Sebastian Elcano, Carrión is designing a garden as the centerpiece of a program of activities that include workshops, performances, and this series of webinars.
Commercial interests about clove and nutmeg were the principal motivation of Magellan & Elcano’s expedition that became the first trip around the world. The demand for these two spices in Europe would change the world forever on many levels: establishing the first global commercial route, connecting three continents ecologically and gastronomically, and setting the bases for our current globalized world. In this series of three webinars, biologists, ecologists, chefs, historians, artists and scholars will discuss the role of Nature in our globalized world in a moment where the current pandemic is bringing this conversation to the forefront of our everyday life.
Below you can register for the panels:
When: May 14, 2020 11:00AM-12:30PM EST
Topic: Around Nature Discussion Series
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https://nasem.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XGBSOVU6RnWiZ2Vs6pnO0g
When: May 21, 2020 11:00AM-12:30PM EST
Topic: Around Nature Discussion Series
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When: May 28, 2020 11:00AM-12:30PM EST
Topic: Around Nature Discussion Series
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https://nasem.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iZywz_n9RfKYVi_vNYSYAA