Melanie Bonajo (1978, Netherlands)
Night Soil: Fake Paradise examines the significance ayahuasca, a psychedelic brew of various plant extracts, has today. She likens its potential to the mind-expanding place LSD occupied in 1960s society. In this video Melanie Bonajo asks how we can influence this ritual. What can we learn from plants? How can we care for our society? The video contains personal stories and devotes special attention to female voices that traditionally have been neglected in psychedelic research and popular culture.