SOILS TURN Pre-Order

Soils Turn is our upcoming "field guide," highlighting the work of over thirty distinguished soil artists, including soil essays, and directory of over 140 soil artists. Published by ecoartspace with support from Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Pages: 320 Size: 8.5 x 11 inches Binding: Softcover, Sewn Signatures Publication language: English Edition: 300 Launch date: 12/6 at Zabriskie, Berlin 200 books have been printed as of November 2025, and will ship early December. We are currently taking pre-orders for the last 100 in this edition, which will ship January 2026. "…human beings are not in a separate compost pile. We are humus, not Homo, not anthropos; we are compost, not posthuman." Donna Haraway Haraway’s clarion call to reimagine human‘ as humus‘ reflects a recent ‘soils turn’ in the social sciences and humanities, and is a provocation for mainstream soil knowledge that empowers humans to reconnect with soils. Heeding this call, Soils Turn is the 2025 ecoartspace printed book, to be realized as a directory of artists, designers, architects, and other creatives engaging with soil materials and soil protection issues. Under pressures of climate change, food sovereignty, pollution, and biodiversity loss, care of soils is urgently needed and must be addressed from multiple perspectives. Soils Turn is a practical guide for curators, scientists, students, policy makers and community organizers to connect with aesthetic earthly engagements. Co-Editors Alexandra R. Toland is assistant professor for arts and research at the Bauhaus University Weimar, where she directs the Ph.D. programme in art and design. Patricia L. Watts is founder and curator of ecoartspace. She organizes the annual exhibitions and is publisher of six ecoartspace publications since 2020.