PLANKTON MANIFESTO
Association for Art & Life Below Water
Insights to past events at P-Lab, La Torre, Sa Mesquida and Casabeja, Mahon
Plankton capture more Co2 from the atmosphere than all of the world’s forests combined.
Plankton - the tiny inhabitants of the oceans – are responsible for more 50% of global photosynthesis. Simultaneously, they symbolize the vulnerability of the maritime world.
PLANKTON MANIFESTO, Association for Art & Life Below Water, aims at drawing attention to the invisible, threatened underwater world. This non profit association contributes to reach one of the 17 UN Sustainability Goals, specifically Goal #14 addressing the conservation to reach awareness regarding “Life Below Water”.
PLANKTON MANIFESTO, is a collaborative and future-oriented movement based on art, creativity, and empathy. It unites visual artists, musicians, designers, architects, fishermen, nutritionists, marine biologists, and scientists. Through their collective knowledge, skills, and experiences, they sustain the Manifesto’s vision and mission to preserve underwater life.
To provide a home and base for the PLANKTON MANIFESTO, we established the P-Lab – an artistic laboratory – in Menorca during the summers of 2022 and 2023 and 2024 and in 2025 we expanded the exhibitions and Events to Mahon.
MISSION STATEMENT
• Raises awareness about the importance of preserving our land, oceans.
• Educates about the critical role of plankton, which produce more oxygen than all the forests combined.
• Explores plankton’s impact as the fundamental component of the marine food chain, highlighting its crucial impact on ocean health.
• Believes in raising consciousness through beauty and dreams by giving visual form to plankton’s invisible life through art and interdisciplinary collaborations.
• Encourages the intersection of arts and science, music and gastronomy, to create a rich, interdisciplinary dialogue.
• Curates immersive experiences for all senses through exhibitions, events, and conferences.
• Transforms awareness into action with workshops and community activities.
• Connects local communities with international networks, bridges the city with nature, and links the island with the peninsula.
• Produces all its events and actions as sustainably as possible.