HUNGRY ECOCITIES : Paths to progress Experiments
+ PROJECT
(BE)ETOGETHER
BEESAGE x Maria Castellanos + Alberto Valverde
SUMMARY
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“Maria and Alberto combine a bold artistic outlook with impressive technical capability. Their passion for environmental issues related to food security and ecosystem harmony matches our vision of deepening humanity’s understanding of insect pollinators to drive actionable, sustainable solutions.”
Ru Wikmann – CEO BeeSage
+ ARTIST
Maria Castellanos + Alberto Valverde

Spain
María Castellanos and Alberto Valverde began working as an artistic duo in 2009. María Castellanos holds a Ph.D. in Fine Arts from the University of Vigo and served as a postdoctoral researcher at Oslo Metropolitan University (Norway) as part of the FeLT – Futures of Living Technologies – project from 2021 to 2023.
Alberto Valverde is an artist and technologist with a strong background in mathematics and extensive experience in system design, interactive environments, multimedia, and robotics.
+ SME
BEESAGE

Beekeeping
Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS
Modular beehive monitoring system that boosts productivity and honey yield to benefit the Earth through data-driven beekeeping. Our software and hardware help beekeepers, farmers and conservation stakeholders mitigate risks and enable informed decisions.


The HungryEcoCities project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement 101069990.