Eco+mythology is a practice of working with stories that emerge from relationships between humans, landscapes, plants, animals, and other more-than-human worlds. It brings together ecology, mythology, folklore, artistic research, and care-based practices to support new ways of thinking and acting in times of ecological and social change.
We design and facilitate symposia, retreats, workshops, and learning journeys (online and in-person) in collaboration with hosting institutions and local partners in Europe and North America. Our work is relational, place-based, and co-creative, inviting participants to think with land and stories rather than about them.
We work with universities, cultural institutes, research centres, values-driven organisations, and individuals. Collaborations usually take the form of temporary contracts, residencies, or project-based agreements, supported by fair compensation and, where relevant, accommodation, nourishing food, and local transport.
Selected Collaborations and Formats
We have facilitated eco+mythology-related workshops, studios, and symposia with:
- Antwerp University and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
- Nordic Summer University (NSU)
These collaborations included master studios, online symposia, experimental workshops, and research-based learning formats that combine theory, storytelling, artistic practice, and more-than-human engagement. Each project was developed in dialogue with the hosting institution, its roadmap and strategy and values and its specific context.
Learning Through Practice: Writing, Reflection, and Field Notes
Our work is accompanied by ongoing writing and reflection. Through blog posts, we document processes, questions, and tensions that arise during symposia, workshops, and field encounters. These texts function as field notes, essays, and invitations to continue the conversation.
Selected blog posts explore topics such as:
- eco+mythology and storytelling practices
- ceremonies, rituals, and place-based knowledge
- working with plants and more-than-human mediators
- disenchantment, waste-scapes, and damaged landscapes
- care, economy, and alternative models of collaboration
Together, these writings form a growing archive of lived eco+mythological practice.
sELECTED Blogposts
Ecomythology – Facilitating collective imagination of a convivial Spring Ritual and a mythic river monster in Antwerp 2050
The 3D object and the science fiction prototype are created by students Leandra Rombauts, Emy Verschueren, Louis Artois, Mona Mariën and Dries Willems. This workshop in Antwerp was co-funded by the RAW project (European Innovation Council). One of my main activities and skills is workshop facilitation. I have facilitated more than 110 workshops and circles,…
Swamp-thinking, Soil soups and a Billion Folk Songs in the Nordic-Baltic region of Europe – a synthesis of our eco+mythology symposium
The eco+mythology winter symposium was dense with richness and layers. What I carried out of it will inevitably differ from what others took home. What follows is not a neutral report, but a situated retelling, one spoonful from a much larger soil soup. The Cauldron: What Is Eco-Mythology? We began with a question that stayed…
Njørd – an ecomythology for Copenhagen Architecture Biennial
In spring 2025, I assisted a team in preparing a proposal for one of the two Slow Pavilions at the first Copenhagen Architecture Biennial (September 18th to October 19th). The theme, Slow Down, explores architecture as a matter of time and as a means to slow down overheated sites, cities, and societies. I developed an…
Forest bathing and foregrounding plants in Finland – two ecofeminist choices
This blog post offers guidelines on photography inspired by care ethics, particularly during intimate experiences such as forest bathing. It also acknowledges the practical need for promotional materials for our study circle and small enterprises, balancing respect for participants with the necessity of sharing our work. Please comment if you have feedback. Forest bath One…
Our team
We are a team of four, rooted in different places and landscapes, yet deeply connected through long-standing international collaboration. Our backgrounds span organisation, design, research, and teaching, and together we bring extensive experience working across universities, cultural institutions, and transdisciplinary projects.
Over the past three years, members of our team have contributed to successful Horizon Europe, European Innovation Council and Norwegian Research Council projects, helping to secure more than €12 million in funding. This experience allows us to combine imaginative, place-based work with strong organisational capacity and institutional reliability.
Dr. Wendy wuYTS
Rooted: Eindhoven, the Netherlands-Antwerp, Belgium.
Background in environmental systems thinking, sustainable and circular entrepreneurship, design and writing.
Communication, content creation and public funding acquisition
Dr. Vitalija
Welcome to a world of limitless possibilities, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination, and where every moment is an opportunity to make your mark on the canvas of existence. The only limit is the extent of your imagination.
dr. Heide Maria Baden
Rooted: Eindhoven, the Netherlands-Antwerp, Belgium.
Lisa Sattell
Welcome to a world of limitless possibilities, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination, and where every moment is an opportunity to make your mark on the canvas of existence. The only limit is the extent of your imagination.
Are you an organisation in need for eco+mythology?
If you are an organisation interested in hosting an eco+mythology symposium, retreat, workshop, or learning journey, we warmly invite you to contact us to explore possible collaborations. We are always open to shaping formats that respond to your institutional context, landscape, and questions.
For individuals who want to learn more?
If you are an individual who wants to follow our work more closely, you can subscribe to our newsletter to receive new blog posts, reflections, and updates about upcoming eco+mythology events in Europe and North America, as well as new publications and books. As a welcome gift, newsletter subscribers receive a free PDF of an academic book chapter (normally priced at USD 30), written by members of our team for a book on the Baltic Sea. The chapter explores how we worked with myth to identify destructive narratives around land and water, while also gathering inspiration for new stories, practices, and collaborative projects.
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We look forward to continuing the conversation, on land and/or online.
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