Pollinator Pathmaker 2026: Algorithmic Garden Returns to Berlin

The Pollinator Pathmaker garden, blending technology and nature, has continued to bloom since its debut in 2023 outside the Natural History Museum in Berlin, Germany. The project functions as an algorithmically optimized plot featuring local plants specifically selected to attract pollinators back to the region. Developed by artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg—originally commissioned for the Eden Project in Cornwall, UK—the initiative has expanded to major sites like The Serpentine in London, alongside DIY editions that members of the public can create themselves.

Sophie Korschildgen, curator at the Berlin-based LAS art foundation which helped bring the project to the museum's forecourt, emphasizes that the creator insists on calling these installations "editions and artworks." This naming convention aims to challenge our traditional assumptions about art—that it exists solely to be preserved or reflect culture—and apply that same valuation directly to nature instead.

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At the core of the artwork is a "Plant Palette," a curated selection of regional flora chosen through research conducted by Ginsberg alongside pollinator and horticultural experts. As new commissions emerge, region-specific palettes become available on pollinator.art. Over the years, the project has evolved into a distributed living artwork spanning Europe and the United States, planted by museums, community groups, the public, and schoolchildren, while also expanding into print, tapestry, and video works.

"We came on to Pollinator Pathmaker very early in the process, before it was being planted for the Eden Project in Cornwall. We were the first international commissioner and partner on the project."

Sophie Korschildgen, Curator at LAS Art Foundation

The collaboration involves the Natural History Museum in Berlin and LAS art foundation, a nomadic organization that presents exhibitions at venues such as Ateneo Veneto in Venice and Kraftwerk in Berlin. This partnership operates under an interspecies futures research strand, addressing how planetary computational technology can benefit the natural world rather than extract from it. In 2026, the project reached a major milestone by establishing small editions across every district in Berlin, totaling 20 DIY editions plus the primary installation in front of the museum.