Who We Are

We are a growing international community of artists, designers, researchers, and biologists united by a shared urgency: to reconnect with the living world through creative, immersive, and experimental practice. Co-founded in 2022 following the I.N.S.E.C.T. Summercamp initiative, our collective serves as a platform for multispecies design, ecology, and discourse. In 2024, Insect Worldings became a formal association to better host our members, researchers, and cross-disciplinary partners. We operate at the intersection of arts and science, believing that "being-in and being-with" complex, entangled worlds is the only path forward in a time of ecological precarity. 

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What We Do

Our work is rooted in the concept of worlding—a post-humanist process of "unfolding and ongoing" that rejects the view of other species as mere resources or objects for human consumption. We focus on insects as our primary cultural keystone species, inspired by the diverse and intricate ways they inhabit and co-create environments.

 

Through post-qualitative research and creative practice, we explore:

• Multispecies Companionship: Navigating the "trouble" of becoming-with other organisms in shared communities.

• Embodied Methodologies: Using sensory approaches, such as vibration and tactile interaction, to bridge the gap between human and non-human perspectives.

• Collaborative Crafts and Design: We employ craft-based approaches to create habitats and artifacts with and for non-human organisms. By focusing on the specific relationalities found in insect worlds, we synthesize modern technologies (such as digital fabrication and sensor networks) with ancient material technologies (such as traditional weaving, crocheting, ceramics, or timber craft) to foster multispecies coexistence.