This document presents the qualitative evaluation of Think a Forest – Regenerative System 2, a research-creation project developed by INLAND within the European programme Transformative Territories. The evaluation focuses on the ways in which artistic research engages with forest ecosystems, territorial governance and regenerative practices in a context shaped by ecological fragility and post-fire landscapes.
The document analyses how research-creation can function as a situated and collective process, bringing together artistic practices, ecological knowledge, local expertise and institutional actors. It highlights the project’s methodological approach, which combines long-term fieldwork, shared observation, participatory experimentation and critical reflection on land use and regeneration.
Structured as a case study, the evaluation examines the project’s temporalities, its modes of territorial diagnosis, the role of artists as mediators between disciplines and actors, and the transformations generated in both ecological practices and social imaginaries. Particular attention is paid to how the project navigates tensions between care, regeneration, institutional frameworks and extractive logics.
Overall, this document offers a grounded analysis of how artistic research can contribute to regenerative territorial processes, producing knowledge, alliances and methodologies that are both locally rooted and transferable to other contexts engaged in ecological transition.
