Shimeng Jiang
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Tractor Beam Issue 2: The garden
Explore speculative futures shaped by soil. Things like: regenerative agriculture, futuristic hobbit holes, anthropomorphized microbiology, skyscrapers made of wood, rewilded landscapes, etc.
pitch:
"The Garden Apartment"
In a future city where every home is required to have a “soil room,” a solitary tenant slowly befriends the plants, flowers, and unseen life thriving in hers. Through small daily rituals—watering, tending, observing—the garden quietly transforms her mood, health, and sense of connection. This gentle, observational story explores how soil and greenery can reshape urban life, offering a hopeful vision of intimacy with nature in an artificial world.
The garden
Soil Room / A Door in the Wall
In a future city where every home has a “soil room,” a solitary tenant befriends the plants, flowers, and unseen life thriving within. The story explores how soil and greenery can quietly reshape urban living, offering a hopeful vision of intimacy with nature in an otherwise artificial world.
ref:
https://www.toa.st/blogs/magazine/olivia-laing-the-garden-against-time
https://www.gaiaferroforgiato.it/en/the-chinese-garden/