Thursday06.November

Launch Event with terra0 and Barbara Cueto

19:00 – 21:00 | CANK, Karl-Marx-Straße 95, 12043 Berlin

LAS Art Foundation presents terra0: Autonomous Forest. A living work of art and a new techno-legal entity that reimagines ecological regeneration through collective, blockchain-based ownership.

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On the occasion of Berlin Science Week, LAS Art Foundation presents terra0: Autonomous Forest, a multifaceted artwork that rethinks land ownership through blockchain-based governance.

The launch event starts with a presentation of Autonomous Forest by Paul Seidler and Paul Kolling in conversation with Barbara Cueto followed by a panel discussion on Collective Ownership and the Future of Art in Web3 with Mo El Sayed (Head of Brand Development and Curator at Ledger) and Kate Brown (Senior Editor at Artnet News).

terra0’s presentation of Autonomous Forest will explain the project’s goal and functioning, delving into the processes behind the Verein/DAO structure. The conversation will continue by positioning the project in a wider framework, analysing their theory of regeneration through art historical, ecological and political perspectives. The panel explores how Web3 technologies enable new forms of collective ownership and ecological stewardship. The project’s self-governing forest challenges conventional notions of property, authorship, and institutional responsibility by using blockchain to distribute agency among humans, machines, and the environment.

The discussion examines how decentralised systems such as DAOs and tokens can reshape governance, value, and care within the art-tech ecosystem. What responsibilities and modes of care arise when artworks, collections, or infrastructures are co-owned?

Friday07.November

Berlin Science Week Workshop: Who Owns the Means of Regeneration?

12:00 – 14:00 | Holzmarkt 25, Holzmarktstraße 25, 10243 Berlin

Can forests hold legal power? terra0 invites you to rethink nature, law and ownership.

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How do law, anthropomorphism and historical ideas shape our relation to nature? In this workshop, led by the artist collective terra0, we will playfully explore the relationship between nature and society to ask ourselves: Should nature be recognised as a legal entity?

Focusing on the question of what it means to "own" nature in the 21st century, and the political and social challenges this idea poses, participants will receive fictional environmental profiles and assume the role of legal representatives for their designated ecosystem. Collectively, they will decide on an intervention strategy, spanning from preservationist approaches (including complete human exclusion models) to technological interventions (such as geoengineering and assisted ecosystem restoration). In this way, they will be examining the implications of extending personhood and legal standing to non-human entities.

The workshop concludes with an open discussion delving into the theoretical and practical challenges of translating ecological needs into legal discourse, exploring precedents in environmental law and the tensions between human-centered legal frameworks and ecocentric approaches to environmental governance.