Between June 5 and 8, Inhotim Environment Week 2024 invites the public to talk about a new possible world, drawing on nature as inspiration for our current challenges.

The program includes conferences, shows, workshops and conversations with Inhotim professionals from different fields.

The goal is to bring together multiple perspectives on nature: for a gardener, nature can be a space for co-creation; for the researcher, a life of dedication to the study of species; for an artist, nature may not be a concrete place.

Inhotim Environment Week 2024 is part of Transmutar: Research Program in Art and Nature of the Inhotim Institute. Transmutar has Vale as Master Maintainer, has a Strategic Partnership from Cemig, Master Sponsorship from Itaú and Shell, and Bronze Sponsorship from EY, through the Federal Law for Culture Incentive.

What would nature do?

Professionals in sustainability, biodiversity conservation, urbanism and related areas convene to discuss solutions based on nature. The dialogues are part of the seminar What would nature do?

Themed Visits

Environment Week will feature a program with Mediated Themed Visits. During the activities, guests and professionals from different areas of Inhotim will also walk through spaces in the botanical garden proposing dialogues and reflections. Learn More

Ecological Mini Theater

Giramundo’s Ecological Minitheater features small dolls of native animals and characters from Brazilian folklore. The show is written and directed by Ulisses Tavares and the soundtrack is by “O Grivo.”

June 5, at 3:00 pm | Venue: Tamboril [B1] | Duration: 45 minutes | Parental rating: Free

Changing landscapes

On June 7, Carol Conorato and Vitor Barão invite the public to imagine and create worlds in collaboration with more-than-human beings. They propose a scientific and aesthetic deep dive into fermentation ecosystems.

In this workshop, fermentation transforms small and large landscapes, using the microscope on small traces to cultivate new viewpoints.

June 7, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Venue: Largo das Orquídeas [J7] | Parental rating: Free

Fermentation laboratory

On June 8, Vitor Barão and Carolina Coronato present Fermentarium, an open-air fermentation laboratory-workshop. The activity combines traditions, techniques and poetics of collaborative transformation processes.

At 2:00 pm, the artists will hold a workshop for 15 participants, with a 2-hour duration.

June 8, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | Venue: Hélio Oiticica’s Invention of Color, penetrable Magic Square #5, De Luxe (1977) | Parental rating: Free

The plagues of the Anthropocene: an experiment with the Jardim de Sequeiro

In this workshop, Fabíola Fonseca proposes to discuss how our classifications impact our way of socializing, thinking, acting and feeling. Let’s talk about weeds (we use that term on purpose) and experiment with the plants of the Jardim de Sequeiro to create connections and tell new stories.

June 8, at 1:30 pm | 30 seatings | Duration: 2 hours | Venue: Espaço Igrejinha | Registration on site from 1:30 pm

MusicCircus

The concept proposed by John Cage allows professional musicians, amateurs and music students to play at the same time in a large space. Guest artists, members of the Inhotim Orchestra and the Adult Choir of the Inhotim Music School, play the works they wish, creating a montage entitled Uma Casa Cheia de Música [A House Filled With Music].

June 8, at 4:00 pm | Duration: 25 minutes | Venue: Hélio Oiticica’s Invention of Color, penetrable Magic Square #5, De Luxe (1977) [A12] | Parental rating: Free