Soil Music Project
Prof. Dr. Silke Schmid
Lisa Weidemann
The Soil Music project turns our gaze below ground—to the soil beneath our feet—as a vital ally in addressing the climate crisis and fostering positive futures (Illich, 1990). By enhancing soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration, even small gains in soil regeneration can significantly offset global emissions and curb warming (Uphoff & Thies, 2023).
Bridging regenerative ecology and musical-artistic practices, we introduce the Soil Music Paradigm: a transdisciplinary framework that uses immersive, co-creative interactions with soil to build eco-literacy, spark ecological imaginaries, and transform abstract utopian visions into tangible realities. Soil becomes both a physical resource and a metaphor for connection, trust, and planetary livelihood (Fremantle, 2009; S. Schmid, 2023).
Through rebellious, artivist methodologies, the project cultivates mental frameworks for societal change, raising awareness of social-ecological systems and guiding us from toxic trajectories toward life-supporting regeneration. Join us in this ethics of possibility for artistic, educational, and ecological renewal.“
Publikationen:
Schmid, S. & Schmid, R. (2026). Soil Music and regenerative futures: A transdisciplinary paradigm for ecological imaginaries and multispecies flourishing. Possibilities Studies & Society. 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699261419319
Schmid, S. & Schmid, R. (2025). Sonic ecologies in Soil Music: Unveiling eruptive, regenerative research practices beyond siloed disciplines. In P. Burnard & E. Mackinlay (Hrsg.), Eruptive Research: Changing Landscapes on Research in Teaching and Learning. (S. 33–50). Brill.
Vorträge:
Schmid, S. & Schmid, R. (2025). From grind to growth: Pathways to stewarding society between musio-creative regeneration, grind culture and activism. 5th International Conference of Possibility Studies. Maynooth University, Ireland. Vortrag 2.7.2025.
Schmid, S., Schmid, R. & Doerne, A. (2024). Soil music for future: A performative approach to possibilities of a radically regenerative and transdisciplinary paradigm. Paper. 4th Conference Possibility Studies Network. University of Cambridge. 12.7.2024.
Soil Sound Festival 2025 | Celebrating Common Ground in the Black Forest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu6D0g8_h5s
Subrojekte:
2026 Subtera:
2025-2026 Nährboden der Zukunft: das SoilKulturLab – ein (agri)kultureller Aktionsraum, gefördert durch LEADER Südschwarzwald (EU/ Land-Baden-Württemberg). https://soilmusic.de/soil-sound-festival/