Mangrove Ecologies is a growing artistic research initiative and digital platform exploring the ecological, cultural, and political imaginaries of mangrove systems. Initiated in 2024 through collaborations between artists, curators, and institutions in Kenya and Switzerland, the project approaches mangroves not only as biotopes, but as living metaphors — for interconnectedness, adaptability, and rooted transformation.

At its core, the project navigates questions of place, identity, and planetary entanglement through transdisciplinary practices that bridge sound, visual storytelling, archival fragments, and speculative reflection. It draws inspiration from mangrove ecosystems — spaces where land and sea merge, where roots traverse borders, and where life thrives in flux.

Outcomes of the project include artist-led research residencies and exhibitions across Lamu, Nairobi, and Basel. These local activations take the form of public installations, soundwalks, field recordings, live exchanges, and collaborative workshops with communities and institutions.

The platform itself serves as a modular and evolving archive — hosting audio, video, texts, and visual materials from the process. It invites new contributions, new branches, and new roots to take hold as the project continues to grow across geographies and disciplines.