🎶🌵 On September 5th, Gray Area will get greener and groovier, hosting a special screening of THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS (1979), accompanied by a live PLANT MUSIC performance by Kal Spelletich. There's no way you can miss it!

About the Event:

Whether you’re a plant lover, nature advocate, biotech enthusiast, spiritual seeker, or just a fan of Stevie Wonder, you’ve likely come across the film "The Secret Life of Plants." Originally a book by Peter Tomkins and Chris Bird published in 1973, it explored the idea of plant sentience. Although the book was dismissed by the scientific community, the story evolved into a film that pushed forward the argument about plant intelligence. A few know that a fragment of the legendary film was shot in San Francisco, featuring some of the prominent figures of video art and electronic music at the time. Revisiting the local history – living to the present as the Conservatory of Flowers – we invite you to a screening event, accompanied by a live plant music performance of Kal Spelletich. This is a chance to immerse ourselves in the groovy world of the 70s, to question our inherent speciesism, to reflect on the limitations of our 6-senses-based perception of the world, while also keeping a critical attitude towards some propositions of the film.

*The event will feature PLANTChoir and a plant music device of Tom Zahuranec from 1970s.

🕡 Time:

September 5th, 7-10 PM (Doors 6:30 PM)

📍Location:

2665 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA (in person event)

🎟️Tickets:

https://grayarea.org/event/screening-of-the-secret-life-of-plants-and-plant-music-performance/
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