Voice of Nature: The Trial

What legal basis exists for defending nature? How can we turn a mountain or a river into a legal entity? In the trial, Maria Lucia and her team connect conventional legal systems with processes such as restorative justice. They expose the trauma of damaged ecosystems and investigate the connection of such an ‘ecocide’ with power and colonization. Can we imagine a court case that transcends anthropocentrism? Is there a verdict possible that develops a collective language for humans and non-humans?

In this mid-creation showing you are invited to test the possibilities of participation with a complex display of evidences and witnesses. Through collectively interacting with the material the artists and audience together generate different configurations to overcome the many natures of ecocide.