Microworlds
— encounter small ecosystems
The surrounding of Kilpisjärvi is host to many microworlds — relatively small places with prominent features like rocks, ponds, or streams. They all have in common that they gather a comparably large variety of lifeforms around themselves, marking them as small ecosystems.
During residencies in 2019 (Ars-Bioarctica) and 2023 (Science Trail) at the Kilpisjärvi Biology Station, I identified such microworlds and spend considerable time with them.
Activities Link to heading
- 2023 Science Trail residency — documented here
- 2022 Kilpisjärvi Science Trails contribution — Breathing Microworlds | Emerging Microworlds | Rotting Microworlds
- 2019 Ars-Bioarctica residency — A chronology of the events as they took place in 2019 is listed on the friendly.organisms website.