PP Green

Fruzsina Dézsi – cultural manager, Head of PP Green

I hold the belief that nature should not be considered as a simple resource which is created to be eaten, to be consumed, to be ruled over, it’s not a warehouse of raw materials, but a community of living presences with whom we should cooperate shared prosperity.  Two books played a pivotal role in this shift in my mindset: Stefano Mancuso’s Nation of Plants and Baptiste Morizot’s Ways of Being Alive. These works taught me that we need to see, hear, breathe and think with our whole bodies as plants do – from now.  And this is not metaphor but necessity, because we are in a sensory crisis, since we have become alienated from the very habitat we evolved to live in. Our ecological senses – once attuned to the rhythms, signals and presences of the natural world – have been dulled or displaced. We are still part of the living chain, but our sensors are out of sync. That is why I believe we need a restoryation: a re-narration of the human role not as conquerors, but as participants in a multispecies commons – through rewilding both landscapes and our own perceptual apparatus – our own culture. And in this process, culture is not a mirror of reality but a tool to make new realities felt: it can redefine relationships, reframe our desires, and help us imagine lives worth living – lives aligned with the intricate web of life we depend on.

My mission in the Green pillar of Pro Progressione enacts this belief – because, as Mancuso says, every individual is an opportunity, a potential contributor to the solution. That is exactly why I see our work as hope in action. Because hope does not lie anywhere. It acts – as we try to do so.

Bálint Antal – project manager

In my opinion, art should not exist for its own sake, it should be a tool that works towards an end goal. Such a goal could be the fight against climate change. What I enjoy the most about my work is that at PP Green, we strive to bring these two fields closer together while offering a platform to the artists and experts involved in our projects and helping our environment and the communities involved. In my projects, I try to build on the experiences I have gained in my personal life and in my artistic adventures, so a do-it-yourself attitude and a community-centered, participatory approach are particularly important to me.

Dorka Gadus – project manager

Saving bugs: a hobby. Pursuing this as a profession in everyday life: a dream.

Eszter Barna – project manager

I believe that we should live life with intention, care and a deep willingness to both learn and unlearn, that’s how we as humans can evolve and create while coexisting with nature. I see my role as a cog in this vast, interconnected machinery, with art being both the primary tool and the product in the process.