From June 1 to June 30, the Learning Planet Institute is transformed into a temporary exhibition to host the BiodiverCité. This exhibition lets us see and hear the diversity of living things through images and recorded sounds (bird songs and insect chirps).
We are part of a large family whose history spans billions of years. To breathe, to eat, to be healthy, to survive and prosper, we depend on this biodiversity.
But humans are also a social species, living in groups and creating cities. This highly artificial environment is the antithesis of our vision of nature, and is causing the decline of many species.
Yet our cities are not devoid of life. Some species have managed to adapt to this environment, a process known as synanthropy.
Hidden between two cobblestones, invading the streets and visible in parks and gardens, urban biodiversity can be apprehended and identified using smartphone applications such as iNaturalist.
By contributing to participatory science projects, city dwellers can discover the wealth of flora and fauna adapted to the city and marvel at the urban jungle.
This exhibition, combining photographs and sound recordings, was initiated by Christine Rampon, Adrien Perrard and Pierre Kerner, teacher-researchers in the Life Sciences Department of the Université Paris Cité Faculty of Science. It brings together visual and sound works produced as part of the participatory science program iNaturalist. As such, the artists in this exhibition are scientists, whether professional, amateur or student.
The exhibition is open to all during Learning Planet Institute opening hours from June 1 to 30, 2023.
Opening hours :
- Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Saturday from 12:00 to 18:00
- Sunday: Closed