Estado Vegetal

“Estado Vegetal” is a poetically philosophical one-woman show that deals with the revolutionary thinking of plant philosopher Michael Marder and plant neurologist Stefano Mancuso. Manuela Infante investigates the intelligence of plants, the vegetative nerve system and the communication between plants, and proposes a radical change of perspective: In the face of changing eco-systems and climate catastrophes, what can we as humans learn from plants? What would a social system based on the communication systems of plants look like? Or: What would a “vegetal theatre” be? With “Estado Vegetal”, Infante invites us to leave our anthropocentric logics behind and to go on a journey to the world of plants.