About
Story & Manifesto
This project emerged from the recognition that our relationship with the Earth requires fundamental transformation. Like fermentation itself—a process of controlled decomposition that creates new forms of life—this archive documents the slow work of reimagining how we eat, live, and care for our planet.
We understand fermentation as both process and metaphor: the bacterial cultures that transform milk into yogurt mirror the cultural practices that can transform our extractive relationship with nature into one of mutual care and regeneration.
This is not about returning to an imagined past, but about fermenting new futures— allowing old forms to break down so that new ones can emerge.
CHild Collective
The CHild Collective represents a network of artists, researchers, and activists who share a commitment to environmental sovereignty and collective authorship. Rather than individual genius, we believe in the power of collaborative knowledge creation and the wisdom that emerges from diverse perspectives working together.
Our practice is inherently interdisciplinary, weaving together art, science, ecology, and activism into forms that resist easy categorization—much like fermentation itself resists the boundaries between life and death, order and chaos.
Meet the Collective →The Art of Slowness
In a world obsessed with speed and efficiency, fermentation teaches us the value of slowness. The best transformations cannot be rushed—they require time, patience, and trust in invisible processes.
This philosophy extends beyond the kitchen into our artistic and research practice. We resist the pressure for immediate results, instead cultivating conditions for deep, lasting change. Our projects unfold over months and years, allowing ideas to mature and relationships to develop.
Slowness is not passivity—it is active patience, careful attention, and radical trust in processes we cannot fully control.
Environmental Sovereignty
Environmental sovereignty recognizes that ecosystems, like Indigenous communities, have the right to self-determination. We reject the colonial mindset that treats land, water, and other beings as resources to be extracted and controlled.
Instead, we learn from Indigenous knowledge systems that understand humans as participants in larger webs of relationship and reciprocity. Our work seeks to honor these relationships and support movements for environmental justice and Indigenous sovereignty.
This is not about speaking for others, but about using our privileges as artists and researchers to amplify voices that have been marginalized and to create platforms for different ways of knowing and being.
Research & Publications
Our research spans multiple interconnected areas, each contributing to a deeper understanding of transformation through fermentation, ecology, and collective practice.
Coastal Waters
Marine ecology and aquatic fermentation research
Ancestral Practices
Traditional fermentation knowledge and cultural preservation
Eco Feminism
Intersectional approaches to environmental justice
Complete collection of our research papers and publications