Platform for Algae Diplomacy - Ostend Midsummer on Velvet Horn (De Langste Dag)

CONTINUOUS Algae to power! Can algae save the climate? Platform for Algae Diplomacy believes so! Algae convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and are a source of natural substances with antiviral, antifungal, and antibacterial properties. In other words: algae not only help to combat climate change but are also healthy for the human body. In the sculptural installation of Platform for Algae Diplomacy , you can taste delicious seaweed dishes, learn about the role of algae within a larger ecological story, and reflect on the rights and ceremonial powers of algae all over the world. Enjoy your meal! PRACTICAL You are welcome continuously from 18:00 to 20:00 at the Drie Gapers (near KAAP). ABOUT THE LONGEST DAY From sunrise to sunset. Artists move in and between Mu.ZEE and KAAP in Ostend. Various performances, some continuous. One visible and loud, the other barely perceptible. The actions follow the rhythm of the sun, the tides, and the clock. It will be a long day, almost the longest. Only when the sun sets does the happening end… and the afterparty begins.