Radio Mikoko+: A Translocal Activation of Mangrove Ecologies

Mangrove Ecologies is an ongoing platform that explores mangroves as living systems and metaphors for adaptation, transformation, resistance, and transspecies relation. The first edition focuses on the mangrove ecosystem of Lamu in Kenya and was developed through fieldwork and artistic research along the Swahili coast. Emerging from this process, Radio Mikoko+ was conceived as a shared medium between the collaborating artists, serving as a vessel for sonic and ecological exchange.

The installation brings these encounters into a multisensory experience within the Botanical Garden of the University of Basel. Informed by residencies, workshops, and community dialogue, it invites visitors to engage with listening as a form of ecological awareness. Soundscapes, speculative narratives, visual scores, poetry, and counter-mappings come together to transform the Viktoriahaus into a listening garden—a space shaped by tides, winds, and cultural memory.

Plan Your Visit

Come listen with us.

‍Radio Mikoko+ is open to the public daily from 16–22 June 2025 at the Viktoriahaus, Botanical Garden of the University of Basel. Entry is free. No registration needed.

Curated by
Nora Naji & Tabea Zwimpfer

Produced by
Planisphere AG
In collaboration with Kuchanua

Supported by
Pro Helvetia, Swisslos Basel-Stadt, University of Basel, EPFL+ECAL Lab