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Six women pose in a line, standing shoulder to shoulder. They are in the Edinburgh Royal Botanical Garden with lush greenery and trees around them. In front of them are two tree stumps.
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NAARCA at Around a Tree

From left, Sina Ribak, Eleanor Edmondson, Kim McAleese, Emma Henderson, Alex Marrs, Amy Porteous.

In August, Cove Park was invited by Colombian cultural foundation Más Arte Más Acción (MAMA) to represent NAARCA, the Nordic Alliance of Artists’ Residencies on Climate Action, at Around a Tree, an exhibition included in the Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF) programme.

Curator of Engagement Emma Henderson and Programmes & Communications Producer Alex Marrs joined colleagues from EAF, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and MAMA for a conversation on nature-based residencies and the interconnections between humans and nature in times of rapid biodiversity loss.

The discussion will be included in a soundscape, based on recordings made during the festival and other botanical conferences including Ireland, Rwanda, and Spain, to create a marathon of voices. This soundscape will be shared during the UN’s Biodiversity COP16 in Colombia in October and the UN’s Climate COP30 in Brazil in 2025. Follow MAMA for more information.