Großer ungeordneter Aufmarsch der Holobionten
2026
On July 25, 2026, the “United Holobiontic Protection Alliance” will hold a collective march to advocate for the equal rights of all human and non-human beings and to celebrate the city’s green spaces. The march begins at 11 a.m. at the Vater-Rhein-Brunnen in Munich. The march will last approximately 3 hours and will include an opening rally and two stops featuring dance performances, manifestos, and a blessing of the green spaces. It will conclude with a holobiontic picnic at Maximilianplatz.
If you would like to become a member of the “United Holobiontic Protection Alliance,” participate in the march, or simply get more information about the project, I would be happy to hear from you at info@judithegger.com.
More details about the project will also be published on this page over the coming weeks.
The event begins on July 25 at 11 a.m. at the Vater-Rhein-Brunnen in Munich. The march will last about 3 hours and will include an opening rally and two stops featuring dance performances, manifestos, and a blessing of the green spaces. The event will conclude with a holobiontic picnic at Maximilianplatz.
In April 2025, the global grassroots movement “United Holobiontic Protection Alliance” (UHPA) was founded. Judith Egger donned a cockroach costume, while the group’s other three holobionts* were made primarily of organic material. Each of these holobionts represents a metaorganism that harbors many smaller organisms. It is an important part of the “web of life” that sustains us all. Most holobionts speak languages inaudible to humans, so the cockroach volunteered to speak for them and advocate for their interests and rights. The first manifesto of the United Holobiontic Protection Alliance, which it presented to the audience in a universal spoken language, was an urgent call to respect the interests and rights of holobionts and to protect the fragile balance of life on Earth. The UPAH advocates for a new relationship with all living things, one that is not characterized by dominance, separation, and subjugation, but by an understanding of mutual dependence and deep interconnectedness.
To underscore the urgency of this cause, a large gathering of Holobionts and their supporters will head to several key green spaces in downtown Munich in the summer of 2026 and bring them to life through artistic interventions. The plan includes 25 full-body costumes and 15 partial costumes, as well as 5 rollable sculptures and 1 parade float. The Holobionts’ procession thus addresses the great value of these open spaces by walking through them, honoring them, and activating them through artistic actions and new rituals (dance, music, singing, sprinkling water, Holobiont invocations, and picnics).
In this way, the Holobionts express loving care and set the intention to protect and preserve the green spaces.
*The term “holobiont” is a concept from biology that refers to a meta-organism that harbors many smaller organisms. Humans and their gut microbiome are a common example, but many other living beings are also holobionts. The term represents the “web of life” that sustains us all. UHPA itself is a growing network of like-minded individuals. It focuses on ecological concerns and our relationship with one another and with the entire planet.
The itinerary:
We’ll start at the Vater-Rhein-Brunnen at 11 a.m., then head along the Wehrsteig and across Praterinsel to Maximilianstraße. We’ll bless the green spaces with water from the Isar. We’ll pass the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten and turn right onto Marstallstraße. A short stop on the Wittelsbacher Wiese behind the Marstall with a silent dance performance (the Holobionts have promised to be quiet since rehearsals are taking place in the Marstall!).
On to the second stop at the “Harmlos” sculpture near the Hofgarten. Here: dancing, singing, blessing, and refreshments.
Via Galeriestraße and Briennerstraße, then on to the finish at Maximiliansplatz. Here, the closing rally and the Holobiont picnic will take place.
Wir sind nicht Alleinherrscher in unseren Körpern sondern eher Hüter eines Gartens. "Ich bin weil wir sind".
Dies gilt außerhalb sowie innerhalb unserer selbst.
We humans are not isolated points, but nodes in a global network. This insight must be
understood, embodied, and brought into politics. “Politics must take the form of art, of an experiment.
It must go beyond protesting against power and must create things.” (...) We need things that move us—art, music, festivals, social actions—but also “carnival,” as Akomolafe says with a smile. It is no coincidence that he chooses carnival, which dissolves all hierarchies, turns the world upside down, and allows for a creative play of identities.
The project is sponsored by PUBLIC ART MUNICH as part of the Focus Year Excursions series. More information here
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