Anna Dumitriu is artist in residence at the Institute of Biology in Bucharest in Romania in 2026 where she is exploring the scientific study of medicinal plants, with a focus on Smoke Tree and Edelweiss. She is working with scientific collaborator is Dr Alexandra-Gabriela Ciocan and the residency is supported and curated by Marginal under the framework of their 2026 Otherwise Residency Programme. The project explores the medicinal compounds that are produced by plants and how they have potential to treat diseases through antimicrobial and antioxidant effects. The research focusses on plant calli, which are similar to pluripotent stem cells in mammalian cells.
