Divergence and Convergence – an illustrated guide to plant evolution

Paintings from Kailin Weitkämper and Carolina M. Correia in the Green Room

Botanical art is an established partnership between scientists and artists. Drawings and watercolours have often and historically been used to document the incredible biodiversity of plants. Especially since Linnaeus, botanical art has been vital in conceptualising the plant kingdom.

“Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution“, says the evolutionary biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky. Natural selection drives diversification as lineages adapt to overcome environmental challenges – this leads to divergence. Plant groups from different ancestors often independently evolve similar solutions to the same problems. This phenomenon is called “convergent evolution”.

In their exhibition, Carolina M. Correia and Kailin Weitkämper build on the collaborative tradition of science and art. Through the lens of botanical art, they explore divergent and convergent evolution, which results in the extraordinary variety of form and function in the plant kingdom

The artists

Carolina M. Correia

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolina.m.correia.atelier/

Kailin Weitkämper

Website: www.kailin.de

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kailin_sun_botanical_artist/

Admission

Day pass 5,50 € | reduced 4 €
Under 18 years: free admission
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Ort

Green Room (house 7 in the greenhouses)
Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg
Menzinger Street 65
80638 Munich
Phone: 089 17861-321
E-Mail: botgart@snsb.de
Website: botmuc.snsb.de