Last August, I was for some weeks again in Taiwan and spent most of the time in Taipei. Taiwan is full of amazing trees. I could not stop taking pictures. At some point I had […]
Sacred groves in Japan – an ecofeminist reading
In the tapestry of Japan’s spiritual landscape, one finds a rich interplay between nature, culture, and gender. One story that I encountered lies in the ‘utaki’—sacred groves that bear witness to an ancient tradition. Utaki: […]
New online writing(with)plant sessions: Pumpkin, ginger & cinnamon
And we are back. After some live experiments in Belgium, we will organize few online circles in the upcoming dark months we organise two new artivist online circles where we foreground a plant or two. […]
Why Voeren (Flanders) is ideal for spending christmas there: a dive into landscape and germanic mythic imagination
Last Christmas holidays were spend in Belgium with my parents. We decided to have a walking holidays in Voeren, a hidden gem between the Netherlands, Flanders and Walloon. This region is steeped in history and […]
From Celtic source cult and tree devotion to worship of local female saints in Flanders
From Celtic Source Cult and Tree Devotion to Worship of Local Female Saints in Flanders Introduction:The woven tapestry of Flanders’ history is a rich blend of myths, legends, and tales that often go unnoticed. My […]
The mermaids of the Sun Moon Lake are Taiwanese Circular Society actors
In August 2023, I spent two weeks in Taiwan. The primary reason for my visit was to attend the wedding of two friends—interestingly, a pair whom I had introduced to each other, back in Japan […]
The Kappa, a Japanese mythical urban water engineer?
And I found another water spirit, this time in Asakusa in Tokyo, when I visited Japan in March 2023. Do you know an urban water engineer? An urban water engineer specializes in the design, implementation, […]
Myth-ecology, technology and hydrofeminism in Ireland: Púca in The Machine
three artists explore the more-than-human beneath poulaphuca reservoir, wicklow, 2021-22 In Ireland, ancient myths and modern machines coalesce, manifesting a unique myth-ecology, a narrative bridge spanning the past’s spiritual fervor and the present’s technological vigor. […]
The huldra – places in Gjøvik with traces of wood nymphs
Some summers ago I got to know about the Huldra, a Norwegian forest creature (in Swedish: skogsrå, which can be translated as the guardian of the forest) and the Norwegian word Bergtatt. Since then, I […]
Writing (with) A Sycamore tree and ivy weeds in Dubrovnik
A musing about the tensions between urban greening, cultural heritage and the role of the plants Last summer, I went on a trip to the Balkan. I felt already eco-guilt and -shame about the flight […]
Stories from the Wood Wide Web 