"Green Carbon and Urban Metabolism" co-hosted with BY ART MATTERS in Hangzhou on September 21 and 22th, focuses on plants and microorganisms. It invites artists, designers, pioneering brands, and plant experts from China and Switzerland to explore the significant roles of plants and microorganisms in human social activities. In participating in human social production and urban metabolism, plants subtly and secretly facilitate the energy exchange and migration of life between organic and inorganic materials through their unique mechanisms of self-organization and self-regulation. They partially strip away and reorganize urban textures, transforming and regenerating. These plants may be found in city centers or thriving in hidden corners and backlands, serving as urban oases or as food on our plates. These green landscapes often serve as important subjects for exploring the tense relationships between "nature," "urban productivity," and "carbon cycles.

Jiangnan Buyi Fabric Planning Expert Mr. Rong has introduced fashion fermentation technology, which includes extracting bio-based fibers from natural and animal fibers, using microbial pigments for dyeing, and innovatively converting carbon emissions into fiber raw materials through fermentation. Shen Yan from Ningbo Wliplant Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. introduced plant factory technology, redefining the boundaries and efficiency of agriculture. Maya Minder shared on the topic of "Green Open Food Revolution", a dietary proposal to become Homo Photosyntheticus. Anne-Laure Franchette presented her artistic practice and doctoral research "Baustelle und Botanik", which explores the connections between vagabond weeds that grow between the cracks of our urbanity, urban metabolism and a family history of migration and physical labor.