Doorbomen (Treeversation) #1

The seminar Doorbomen#1 centred around the following questions: How can a broad coalition together research new relationships between humans and forests on Terschelling and elsewhere? And how do you jointly give direction to a group of people with very different ideas? Forester Joeri Lamers started the seminar with a tour of the forest. This was followed by a collective-making exercise in silence. The day ended with a contemplative dialogue led by writer and philosopher Evanne Nowak. Following the seminar, Jente Hoogeveen wrote the essay Tot het bos (To the Forest).

Participants:

• Koen Arts, writer and professor Wageningen University & Research
• Tanja Dekker, soilscientist at Soil Food Web
• Richard Vijgen, data-visualization artist
• Marin de Boer, curator Oerol Festival, Terschelling
• Jori Wolf, program leader national parks at the Dutch Forestry Commission
• Joeri Lamers, forester at Staatsbosbeheer, Terschelling
• Pieter de Jong, sawmill Islandwoods, Terschelling
• Hellan Godee, philosopher and dramaturge
• Kees Lesuis, head of development, Oerol Festival, Terschelling
• Dorine van Norren, diplomat and expert on Ubuntu, Buen Vivir and Rights-for-Nature
• Jente Hoogeveen, writer and philosopher
• Evanne Nowak, program maker, moderator, and philosopher