Conference
Sunday, October 4th, 11:45 AM
in the Central Pavilion
Un mondo (verde) oltre l’immaginazione
A (green) world beyond imagination
with Alessandra Viola, writer and science communicator
An educational and visual journey designed to observe the plant kingdom through new eyes, moving beyond the idea of plants as mere silent backdrops to everyday life.
Often considered passive forms of life, plants in fact possess remarkable abilities: they cooperate, adapt, perceive environmental stimuli and develop sophisticated defence and survival strategies, revealing a form of biological intelligence that continues to fascinate and surprise scientific research.
But there is more. The plant world contains forms, dimensions, colours and adaptations so extraordinary that they seem to belong to another realm: a fantastical universe in which nature constantly surpasses imagination.
An opportunity to reflect on how plants are not only essential to life on Earth, but also extraordinarily evolved, sensitive and rich in adaptive strategies that continue to challenge the way we understand nature itself.
Bio
Alessandra Viola is a writer and science communicator, with a particular focus on the plant world and environmental communication.
She has written internationally translated essays, including Chiedi a una pianta (Laterza, 2024), Flower Power (Einaudi, 2020) and Verde Brillante (with Stefano Mancuso, Giunti, 2013), exploring the extraordinary complexity and intelligence of the plant world.
She has hosted Rai programmes such as Clorofilla and Racconti verdi and has received numerous awards for science communication. Through books, television and cultural events, she shares knowledge about plants and environmental sustainability, fostering a new awareness of the relationship between human beings and nature.