Situated Creative Practices for the Pluriverse (SIT-PLU) is a Creative Europe Cooperation project tackling socio-ecological challenges through context-specific artistic interventions. Drawing on the Zapatista concept of the pluriverse—”a world where many worlds fit”—the project embraces diverse ways of knowing and living, foregrounding buen vivir (social well-being), communal interdependence, and the relationships between human and more-than-human entities.

SIT-PLU reimagines arts and culture as transformative tools for ecological renewal and social justice. It advances pluriversal discourses in Europe, bringing insights from Global Majority practices into European creative contexts.

SIT-PLU develops creative methodologies that respond to specific socio-ecological settings, bridging rural, peri-urban, and urban landscapes.

SIT-PLU is structured around three main components: Situated Residencies (SIT-RES), Pluriversal Laboratories (PLU-LABs), and an Exchange & Evaluation Programme (EX-EV). These activities nurture artistic experimentation and knowledge-sharing across various European regions.

Residencies (SIT-RES):
ZEMOS98 (Spain): Exploring rural practices in the Cantabrian Mountains.
Idensitat (Barcelona): Engaging with urban-social dynamics near the Besòs River.
Lungomare (Bolzano): Investigating riverscapes and their ecological interconnections.
Baltan (Netherlands): Highlighting rural futures at Landpark Assisië in Noord-Brabant.

Pluriversal Laboratories (PLU-LABs):
LUCA Lab (Ghent): Situated at Park/Castle Ter Beken, this lab challenges anthropocentric narratives through inclusive, multi-species storytelling and community collaboration.
EINA Lab (Barcelona): Focused on the urban-peri-urban transition at Collserola Mountain, the project explores the synergy between the natural park and the EINA campus through regenerative design.
UPV Lab (Valencia): Redirected its efforts to documenting the impact of the October 2024 DANA floods, which severely affected the Valencian community.

Practices of Encounter: Led by Floating University (Germany), it focuses on creating a culture of collaboration, self-assessment, and ongoing knowledge-sharing among project partners. This is done through a series of assemblies and online agoras, where participants reflect on their creative interventions to ensure methodologies remain dynamic and context-responsive. These collective evaluations will contribute to an Interactive Atlas, offering tools for cultural practitioners to embed their work within socio-ecological contexts.

SIT-PLU spans November 2024 – April 2028, with a structured timeline:

Project Kick-off (Floating University, Berlin): June 5th – 7th, 2025 (Public event: June 6th)

PLU-LABs (EINA – Barcelona, LUCA – Ghent, UPV – Valencia):
– September 2025 (1st Year kick-off) to August 2026
– September 2026 (2nd Year kick-off) to August 2027

Open Call for Artists Residencies: April – June 2025

1st Year Residencies & Public Programme: January 2026 – November 2026

2nd Year Residencies & Public Programme: November 2026 – October 2027

Mid-Showcase: January 2027

Final Exhibition: February 2028