https://edenzinchik.com Eden Zinchik Mon, 23 Oct 2023 07:00:16 +0000 https://edenzinchik.com en https://edenzinchik.com/Front-page Sat, 20 May 2023 02:19:07 +0000 Eden Zinchik https://edenzinchik.com/Front-page my instagram also @biofuturism and my Linkedin eden.zinchik[at]gmail[dot]com I am an international researcher, designer and artist (respectively). Currently based in Vancouver, Canada. My work is varied and transdisciplinary, with strong themes of critical ecology, identity, and experimental futures. I tend to flourish at the intersection of nature, design, science and culture.&nbsp; &nbsp; _ Projects Chlorofilm2025 Chlorofilm is a collaborative project by designer Eden Zinchik and filmmaker Pablo Garcia Garcia. The video uses a feedback loop technique, a live recording of a projection wherein a maple leaf is suspended between camera and projector. #newmedia, #ecology <img width="864" height="1080" width_o="864" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7edf307d74fded8dcca58c76f3ce1d68d5c22c33a647337b9d69a37e02294fee/Chlorfilm_still_3.jpg" data-mid="233488478" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/864/i/7edf307d74fded8dcca58c76f3ce1d68d5c22c33a647337b9d69a37e02294fee/Chlorfilm_still_3.jpg" /> Containers of Curiosities2024 An experiment in display design that subverts&nbsp; the traditional model to embed the story of why invasive’s are in BC into the displays themselves; avoiding the fragmentation of nature’s beings as separate from ourselves and our systems. [part of Museum of Natural Histories] #museum, #ecology, #research, #critical <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c9e1247830b36b849e2a8d42313beec54ac8ef3d6146f467f1914261925e933a/IMG_6153.jpg" data-mid="179346407" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c9e1247830b36b849e2a8d42313beec54ac8ef3d6146f467f1914261925e933a/IMG_6153.jpg" /> Anti-community community by FOB lab 2024 Special Mention winner for Urbnarium’s ‘Decoding Density’ architecture competition, an invitation to “imagine new possibilites for six-storey+ apartment forms”. We explored how different design details, social policies and implemented systems could reshape the urban mid-rise apartment complex.&nbsp; #architecture, #research, #futures, #ecology <img width="3168" height="2448" width_o="3168" height_o="2448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da73b57cde74bff1a7d94e1ec003fdd8820f7c3510eab770fa4b9bdd9d1a5a21/Discombobulated-housing.jpg" data-mid="218699823" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/da73b57cde74bff1a7d94e1ec003fdd8820f7c3510eab770fa4b9bdd9d1a5a21/Discombobulated-housing.jpg" /> WITH Trees 2023 WITH Trees is a matterial matters research initiative that addresses the ecological imperative to change current unsustainable behaviours through forums containing dialogue, activity, co-creative design, and knowledge mobilization.&nbsp; #research, #workshops, #futures, #ecology,&nbsp; <img width="4800" height="3200" width_o="4800" height_o="3200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2607c51a1b3f66e508c2fbc39eab23cde6083232e23e7f4198262a9058bb0bbd/IMG_6914.JPG" data-mid="194144616" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2607c51a1b3f66e508c2fbc39eab23cde6083232e23e7f4198262a9058bb0bbd/IMG_6914.JPG" /> Museum of Natural Histories 2022 - ongoing An ongoing design investigation into the narratives, practices and built spaces surrounding Natural History Museums #museum, #ecology, #research, #futures, #critical <img width="4951" height="6787" width_o="4951" height_o="6787" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9a0c5e7cd16953468a3743a37abf9a7cc98a957dc03b566fb9939a05dcc377bb/9Asset-3.png" data-mid="194142989" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9a0c5e7cd16953468a3743a37abf9a7cc98a957dc03b566fb9939a05dcc377bb/9Asset-3.png" /> For All Beings2022 - ongoing A podcast that explores how, through different modes of research, through personal connection, through data digestion, through design, we build empathy. Empathy for all those around us, all those more-than-human beings. #podcast, #ecology, #research, #futures <img width="1250" height="1250" width_o="1250" height_o="1250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0fc4e3912d6239dfc74384cbf93ca6e8189db61891808321feda41348cd88a5c/BOG-cover-copy.png" data-mid="179339511" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0fc4e3912d6239dfc74384cbf93ca6e8189db61891808321feda41348cd88a5c/BOG-cover-copy.png" /> (Research + development) For All Beings2022&nbsp; Goal of designing for Lichen, a composite organism that comes from a mutualistic relationship between fungi and cyanobacteria or algae. #mapping, #ecology, #research, #futures <img width="3751" height="2551" width_o="3751" height_o="2551" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/daa28949ecd5358c74efe4c9398b44169449c34afc0fec80083ef16741ee3ca6/System-map.1-copy-2.jpg" data-mid="179346433" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/daa28949ecd5358c74efe4c9398b44169449c34afc0fec80083ef16741ee3ca6/System-map.1-copy-2.jpg" /> Phytalism2022 A sculpture project born through playful exploration and reflection of newly developed algae-based biomaterials.&nbsp; #ecology, #materials, #sculpture, #textile <img width="6784" height="4640" width_o="6784" height_o="4640" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b148b42e7f1df1eb05559d2318a80c9c5160b3e8450d24016efb2d6b913bb91/IMG_9868-copy.jpg" data-mid="195077762" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0b148b42e7f1df1eb05559d2318a80c9c5160b3e8450d24016efb2d6b913bb91/IMG_9868-copy.jpg" /> Избушка на курьих ножках2022 A sculpture combining a classic slavic folk tale with soviet brutalist architecture as a way to engage with identity, nostalgia and family history. #identity, #materials, #sculpture <img width="3257" height="4212" width_o="3257" height_o="4212" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd512d45ece4c94d4f5805737f098fe0c0316d9311c0bff5273f6e9c7b281453/Asset-2.png" data-mid="179339058" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bd512d45ece4c94d4f5805737f098fe0c0316d9311c0bff5273f6e9c7b281453/Asset-2.png" /> LUND x BoConcept2021 Originating as a furniture design competition with BoConcept. A furniture piece with the aim to humanize the design and user experience of everyday objects/systems within the context of our home. #materials, #furniture, #ecology <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a08cd7be7a4bb6c9844cf58405c2557c71d67c2b8d4e278afa0dc9c07c2dcd8f/IMG_8833-copy.jpg" data-mid="212935907" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a08cd7be7a4bb6c9844cf58405c2557c71d67c2b8d4e278afa0dc9c07c2dcd8f/IMG_8833-copy.jpg" /> https://edenzinchik.com/Bio Sat, 20 May 2023 02:13:20 +0000 Eden Zinchik https://edenzinchik.com/Bio my instagramalso @biofuturismand my Linkedin eden.zinchik[at]gmail[dot]com I am an international researcher, designer and artist (respectively). Currently based in Vancouver, Canada. My work is varied and transdisciplinary, with strong themes of critical ecology, identity, and experimental futures. I tend to flourish at the intersection of nature, design, science and culture.&nbsp; &nbsp; Currently based in...Vancouver, BC, Canada Current Projects... Future Ecologies&nbsp;Podcast / Assistant Producer Ecological Perspectives in Design [SOCS 202]&nbsp;Class / Seminar Leader Education Emily Carr University of Art + Design / BDes in Industrial Design&nbsp;Parsons / Pre-College Summer Intensive in Product Design&nbsp; Courses NODE / Redefining Museums: Curatorial Theory and Practice for a New Era [2023] UBCx / EcodesignX: Ecodesign for Cities and Suburbs [2021] Harvardx / CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life [2019] Delftx / CircularX: Circular Economy: An Introduction [2018] University of Twente / Philosophy of Technology and Design: Shaping&nbsp;the Relations Between Humans and Technologies [2018] MITx / User Innovation: A Path to Entrepreneurship [2015] Experience Con Ecological Perspectives in Design (SOCS 202) / Seminar Leader [2025+2026] Design Culture II (DHIS 201)&nbsp;/ Seminar Leader [2025] Future Ecologies Podcast / Assistant Producer [2024-current] Contemporary Art Gallery of Vancouver / Volunteer [2024-2025]Museum of Pollution Design Futures Project ( DHIS 400)/ Guest Lecturer [2024] WITH Trees Research Initiative / Research Assistant [2023-2024] Nature Relations Platform Publication / Research Assistant [2023] Roman Izdebski Collection / Archivist Research Assistant [2022] Architecture + Design Film Festival (Vancouver) / Manager of Volunteers [2022-2025] &amp; Volunteer [2021] Residencies RCA Information Design / Extinction Experience Summer School [2025] Experimental Realism / Mentee to Lynn Harles [2023] ECUAD DESIS Lab /&nbsp;Designer in Residence [2023] Awards + Grants Decoding Density Urbanarium Competition - Special Mention [2024] Ecological Design Graduation Award – Honourable Mention [2023] Emily Carr DESIS Lab Grant/Podcast Sponsors&nbsp;[2022] Ian Gillespie Faculty of Design and Dynamic Media Microgrant&nbsp;[2022] 1st Place - BoConcept x Emily Carr Furniture Competiton [2021] Ian Gillespie Faculty of Design and Dynamic Media Microgrant&nbsp;[2021] Jack Harman Memorial Scholarship&nbsp;[2021] Exhibits + Publications [Feb - March 2025] Chlorofilm, HumanLab: Evolution, Quantum Gallery, Berlin, Germany [Jan - April 2024] Containers of Curiosities (temporary exhibit), Beaty Biodiversity Museum[June 2023] For All Beings - The Tree with Leila Berg, Unfold, Emily Carr University of Art + Design [June 2023] Conscious Collection, Unfold, Emily Carr University of Art + Design[June 2023] “Glitch Scan #12” WITHINTENSIONS, Volume 42: Green,. 10-11. [May 2023] Containers of Curiosities, The Show, Emily Carr University of Art + Design[July 2022] “In A Moments Time” With Intentions, Volume 31: Noise,.28-29.[June 2022] Phytalism, Roots of Place - Sustainable Materials Research Expo, Emily Carr University of Art + Design Presentations + workshops University of Fraser Valley Design Systems II: Transmedia Solutions / Guest lecturer [2025] ECUAD INDD 404 New Wood Materials / Guest lecturer + critic [2025] ECUAD Exhibit Design class / Guest lecturer + critic [2024]ECUAD For All Beings Design class / Guest lecturer [2024]Vancouver Art Gallery Here//too//for Panel Discussion / Facilitator [2023] https://edenzinchik.com/hands Tue, 23 May 2023 20:22:12 +0000 Eden Zinchik https://edenzinchik.com/hands @handsastools <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1060d277600c801e300d015e16a1c5317a9f52967bd37a0f958eb31d4193beda/IMG_1150.jpg" data-mid="179724698" border="0" 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Honourable Mention Containers of Curiosities was born out of a year-long design investigation into the narratives, built spaces, and modes of knowledge creation within Natural History Museums. It started as an interrogation of my discomfort at these institutions, which manifested into months of research. Through being an observer, seeing the behind the scenes, countless conversations, expert interviews, design explorations, reflections, and analysis of existing projects, I started to break down what once was just a gut feeling. <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c9e1247830b36b849e2a8d42313beec54ac8ef3d6146f467f1914261925e933a/IMG_6153.jpg" data-mid="179346742" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c9e1247830b36b849e2a8d42313beec54ac8ef3d6146f467f1914261925e933a/IMG_6153.jpg" /> <img width="2833" height="3683" width_o="2833" height_o="3683" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4b7cfbd40eb17c0108a32609ef7e9799f2761d2d6671f53416a8497c164aa146/IMG_6285.jpg" data-mid="179346747" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4b7cfbd40eb17c0108a32609ef7e9799f2761d2d6671f53416a8497c164aa146/IMG_6285.jpg" /> Through a partnership with the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC, Container of Curiosities began to take shape. An experiment in display design with a narrative focus on the relationship between introduced (non-native) and invasive species as a result of the global trade economy. <img width="9216" height="5185" width_o="9216" height_o="5185" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8874d7dea117bfb04722307ae880d9bb19e8ebdd909a1eec51b445adfe2a895e/9Asset-7.png" data-mid="179746075" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8874d7dea117bfb04722307ae880d9bb19e8ebdd909a1eec51b445adfe2a895e/9Asset-7.png" /> <img width="2028" height="1313" width_o="2028" height_o="1313" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/195ef53f5490e4238cbd947e5b163aaf22d283cf208d5b148b4e939e842ec99a/10Asset-1.png" data-mid="213154032" border="0" data-scale="89" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/195ef53f5490e4238cbd947e5b163aaf22d283cf208d5b148b4e939e842ec99a/10Asset-1.png" /> A specie is only considered “invasive” when it is actively causing harm to the existing ecosystem, otherwise, once established, any non-native being specie is simply referred to as an introduced or adventive specie. Invasive species are often villainised in media and pop culture. This fear-mongering is often counterproductive, plus the current model of dealing with invasives in BC is mass eradication, which is borderline impossible with established species, especially with smaller creatures such as insects. <img width="7584" height="5896" width_o="7584" height_o="5896" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6258f228a73054cc1273f763162a9e557a69775bdf16aa498b8b3b598d0bf1f5/9Asset-6.jpg" data-mid="179746314" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6258f228a73054cc1273f763162a9e557a69775bdf16aa498b8b3b598d0bf1f5/9Asset-6.jpg" /> In the case of port cities like Vancouver, there are countless such species here due to global trade paths and transportation such as cargo ships. Through all this I realized that invasive species are nothing but a symptom, a side effect, of a globalized economy. This statement became the core of my exhibit, using shipping containers as a recognizable symbol for global trade and the paths of the consumer goods we so desperately want. With the aim to disrupt the traditional display design model by subverting the expectations of what we traditionally see, my goal with this experiment is to see how I could push the existing display-specimen-label model to embed the story of why invasive’s are in BC into the displays themselves; avoiding the fragmentation of nature’s beings as separate from ourselves and our systems. What I came up with are essentially shadow boxes made to look like stacked shipping containers, painted in their usual array of colours. This collection is made up of a few display boxes that invite you to open and investigate. Inside each display box, there is a specimen of an adventive or invasive insect specimen collected locally. Whereas the other rest are door-only facades that serve to tell the story. <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3e6da0929565bcec103c43f1114992157912860f6780fa0a1be5cb0273b768b8/IMG_8657.jpg" data-mid="212949718" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3e6da0929565bcec103c43f1114992157912860f6780fa0a1be5cb0273b768b8/IMG_8657.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a141d652ad383ecbeeccd54e3963062cb70088951372c37b887dad7dfe2af8c/IMG_8659.jpg" data-mid="212949719" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7a141d652ad383ecbeeccd54e3963062cb70088951372c37b887dad7dfe2af8c/IMG_8659.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80b0450973bfc1891a02cea153814746e9ca6fc0b12370823719e87387666b63/IMG_8665.jpg" data-mid="212949720" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/80b0450973bfc1891a02cea153814746e9ca6fc0b12370823719e87387666b63/IMG_8665.jpg" /> https://edenzinchik.com/Phytalism Sat, 20 May 2023 07:26:28 +0000 Eden Zinchik https://edenzinchik.com/Phytalism Phytalism [2022] Alganyl, metal and thread sculpture Phytalism is a meditation on the role of bio-materials within the world as we know it now. It originated as an exploration of Alganyl, an algae-based bio-plastic recipe developed by the ATLAS Institute at University of Colorado Boulder. A way to play around with a material, get to know it better, build a relationship by actually making the material itself. Quickly the project moved from a place of exploration to one of irony and confusion. Giving space to the human urge to interpret and represent that which is found in Nature, oftentimes by extracting from Nature. <img width="4640" height="6960" width_o="4640" height_o="6960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b582b5ac86760293d29d85051c915ed0938e8d38adb704810b00f6d3a8dbce5e/IMG_9865-copy.jpg" data-mid="195077136" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b582b5ac86760293d29d85051c915ed0938e8d38adb704810b00f6d3a8dbce5e/IMG_9865-copy.jpg" /> <img width="6784" height="4640" width_o="6784" height_o="4640" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b148b42e7f1df1eb05559d2318a80c9c5160b3e8450d24016efb2d6b913bb91/IMG_9868-copy.jpg" data-mid="195077135" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0b148b42e7f1df1eb05559d2318a80c9c5160b3e8450d24016efb2d6b913bb91/IMG_9868-copy.jpg" /> <img width="2040" height="1393" width_o="2040" height_o="1393" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ed34adfdd9799f20ad5ed38508a38b10fc1e7d85ee633a66e37cf5b2b979bfa2/Roots01.jpg" data-mid="195077126" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ed34adfdd9799f20ad5ed38508a38b10fc1e7d85ee633a66e37cf5b2b979bfa2/Roots01.jpg" /> <img width="6960" height="4640" width_o="6960" height_o="4640" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fc13efb7ddfa018751825a7469337e58ef67eec808521ec68f30b43cdc76b006/IMG_9855-copy.jpg" data-mid="195077125" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fc13efb7ddfa018751825a7469337e58ef67eec808521ec68f30b43cdc76b006/IMG_9855-copy.jpg" /> <img width="2040" height="1360" width_o="2040" height_o="1360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83c37792ba0bdbd66e897360003d79497e5d4bf2d2f6be698950aa2078dfa221/Roots16.jpg" data-mid="195077129" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83c37792ba0bdbd66e897360003d79497e5d4bf2d2f6be698950aa2078dfa221/Roots16.jpg" /> Phytalism was also a part of a Sustainable Materials Research Expo titled ROOTS OF PLACE that took place in June of 2022 at Emily Carr University of Art + Design&nbsp; Curated by Erick JantzenPhotography by Teigan Kelly, 2022 https://edenzinchik.com/Izbushka Sat, 20 May 2023 07:27:47 +0000 Eden Zinchik https://edenzinchik.com/Izbushka &nbsp; Избушка на курьих ножках [2022] SOLD [2022]&nbsp;rebar and cast concrete The idea behind this project was to combine Soviet Brutalist history with the slavic folklore of Баба Яга (Baba Yaga). This project was a way for me to understand and explore nostalgia, growing up, “home”, family history and currently events through a material I’m so drawn to: concrete. <img width="2832" height="4240" width_o="2832" height_o="4240" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/289361a84c380a37850e784f9323b8343cb43f42617e2cfb185108a6264de1c3/DSC02202-copy.jpg" data-mid="179744866" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/289361a84c380a37850e784f9323b8343cb43f42617e2cfb185108a6264de1c3/DSC02202-copy.jpg" /> <img width="2832" height="4240" width_o="2832" height_o="4240" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aed9136da5ff3675d25b74d085fd887b6705f5589cfa165ee5ed985942bb87ca/DSC02195-copy.jpg" data-mid="179744863" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aed9136da5ff3675d25b74d085fd887b6705f5589cfa165ee5ed985942bb87ca/DSC02195-copy.jpg" /> <img width="2832" height="4240" width_o="2832" height_o="4240" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3ffc28ba824889eae20effc12a85ea33196cc6da57e22dc7fa594573d51e5927/DSC02199-copy.jpg" data-mid="179744865" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3ffc28ba824889eae20effc12a85ea33196cc6da57e22dc7fa594573d51e5927/DSC02199-copy.jpg" /> <img width="3257" height="4212" width_o="3257" height_o="4212" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd512d45ece4c94d4f5805737f098fe0c0316d9311c0bff5273f6e9c7b281453/Asset-2.png" data-mid="179347013" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bd512d45ece4c94d4f5805737f098fe0c0316d9311c0bff5273f6e9c7b281453/Asset-2.png" /> https://edenzinchik.com/ForAllBeings Mon, 23 Oct 2023 07:00:16 +0000 Eden Zinchik https://edenzinchik.com/ForAllBeings For All Beings 2022-ongoing / Podcast This project is supported in part by the Emily Carr DESIS Lab ︎ &nbsp;︎ For all beings&nbsp;is a podcast project that originated from the goal of design for lichen, a composite organism that comes from a mutualistic relationship between fungi and cyanobacteria or algae. Through my research, Lichen taught me that subtle complexities, entanglements and inter-relationships are a survival tool, an evolutionary strength. The overall premise of the podcast is to explore these lichen teachings with other artists, designers and researchers who have dedicated projects for more-than-human beings. Recorded outside, in different places across the greater “Vancouver” area as a way of inviting connection and rethinking relationality. coming soon...<img width="9601" height="9601" width_o="9601" height_o="9601" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/991a64b4af0d485ab9179e15724ddbac999e3a05b74cb9208d2d99dbc27df963/Overall_Cover-copy.png" data-mid="194515696" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/991a64b4af0d485ab9179e15724ddbac999e3a05b74cb9208d2d99dbc27df963/Overall_Cover-copy.png" />Nudibranchs guest starring Elliot Zeller / More info coming soon... coming soon...<img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f37ecc490eb08a70c7b6f9f43f638461c6a2b954400fa0af67db0cbec6f93d14/Salmon-cover-copy.png" data-mid="194514940" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f37ecc490eb08a70c7b6f9f43f638461c6a2b954400fa0af67db0cbec6f93d14/Salmon-cover-copy.png" />Pacific Salmon guest starring Angus Bartlett / More info coming soon... 25.may.2023<img width="900" height="900" width_o="900" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/03d8c7c3bc216691dbd0ab5dae8e4f2bde49bf60eebdda339f39b13b17ff476f/Artboard-13x-copy.png" data-mid="194514938" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/03d8c7c3bc216691dbd0ab5dae8e4f2bde49bf60eebdda339f39b13b17ff476f/Artboard-13x-copy.png" />The Tree guest starring Leila Berg / Into the bog, a place of mystery, family, and sanctuary. 6.april.2022<img width="1250" height="1250" width_o="1250" height_o="1250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c87334fb501febab467ac329326b92593b33e7d5b6ce692c6a3d784780f6967/BOG-cover-copy.png" data-mid="194514935" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3c87334fb501febab467ac329326b92593b33e7d5b6ce692c6a3d784780f6967/BOG-cover-copy.png" />The Bog guest starring Ella Mah / Into the bog, a place of mystery, family, and sanctuary. This podcast is produced in Vancouver, CA on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.&nbsp; https://edenzinchik.com/The-Bog Tue, 20 Jun 2023 22:36:25 +0000 Eden Zinchik https://edenzinchik.com/The-Bog