Ginkgo Tour #3
2025. walk, screening
Plant Stories #6: Ginkgo Times – Living Fossils in Today’s Streets of Berlin-Moabit
Humans live on the same planet with the ginkgo—a living fossil that has been around for 200 million years. Yet in cities, the ginkgo biloba may appear as nothing more than a street tree, chosen by urban planners for its remarkable ability to adapt to various climates and to resist pollution and pests.
In Tang Han's recent project, she explores the cultural-historical relationship between ginkgo and humans, and contemplates the temporality of ginkgo in relation to that of other existences. Together, they weave a narrative of memory, migration, and resilience.
For this event, the artist invites you to walk with her through the streets around ZK/U to identify, observe, and exchange stories about the ginkgo tree, which thrives across Berlin’s urban landscape.
In addition, Tang Han will present her video works Miss Ginkgo (Chapter 1&2) and Ginkgo and Other Times, to open up a joint conversation on ancient ecological ethics, botanical notions of gender, and the interconnectedness between humans and non-humans in urban landscapes over some cups of tea.
Visit the event page: [ZK/U – Center for Art and Urbanistics]
Plant Stories #6: Ginkgo Times – Living Fossils in Today’s Streets of Berlin-Moabit
Humans live on the same planet with the ginkgo—a living fossil that has been around for 200 million years. Yet in cities, the ginkgo biloba may appear as nothing more than a street tree, chosen by urban planners for its remarkable ability to adapt to various climates and to resist pollution and pests.
In Tang Han's recent project, she explores the cultural-historical relationship between ginkgo and humans, and contemplates the temporality of ginkgo in relation to that of other existences. Together, they weave a narrative of memory, migration, and resilience.
For this event, the artist invites you to walk with her through the streets around ZK/U to identify, observe, and exchange stories about the ginkgo tree, which thrives across Berlin’s urban landscape.
In addition, Tang Han will present her video works Miss Ginkgo (Chapter 1&2) and Ginkgo and Other Times, to open up a joint conversation on ancient ecological ethics, botanical notions of gender, and the interconnectedness between humans and non-humans in urban landscapes over some cups of tea.
Visit the event page: [ZK/U – Center for Art and Urbanistics]
