Seeing and Sensing Soil, situated during Earth Rising at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, was a soil based installation and series of participatory stations. Over the course of the weekend fluid conversations touched on topics such as the importance of soil, the vast microcosms contained within, its role in supporting biodiversity and our food systems. This project built upon participants’ existing knowledge and skill sets and provided multiple entry points for engagement and conversation. It blended citizen science methods, phenomenological experiences and artistic practice as a way to facilitate deep connection and promote agency with the hope of subverting current climate disaster narratives. Over the course of the weekend, I demonstrated the process for creating a soil chromatogram, an alternative photography process developed by soil scientists, and how to ‘read’ them to determine the vitality  and mineral content of soil. Horticulturalist, James Haughey demonstrated how to use a stereo microscope, indentifying and explaining the various roles of microfauna living within soil . The installations contained on the two wooden shelves contained photo microscopic images, core samples of soil from around Ireland, and soil solutions illustrating clay/silt/sand composition in each corresponding sample.