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Photo of Chicken waste — Chicken waste
Giuseppe Abate

Photo of Gaude, Indigo, Garance, Oak gall — Gaude, Indigo, Garance, Oak gall
Violaine Barrois

Photo of Manna — Manna
Domenico Mangano, Marieke van Rooy

Photo of Reclaimed clay, Glaze residue — Reclaimed clay, Glaze residue
Chryssa Kotoula

Photo of Clay, Iron sludge — Clay, Iron sludge
Kirstie van Noort, Lotte de Raadt

Photo of Iron oxide, Biopolymer — Iron oxide, Biopolymer
Dorieke Schreurs

Photo of Natural indigo, Buckthorn seeds — Natural indigo, Buckthorn seeds
Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Avocado — Avocado
Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell
Cynthia Nudel

Photo of Red cabbage — Red cabbage
Slow Painting Studio

Photo of Cyanobacteria — Cyanobacteria
Alejandra Orjuela

Photo of Sucrose — Sucrose
Silke Weißbach

Photo of Candle soot — Candle soot
Bianca Streich

Photo of Industrial waste — Industrial waste
Lucie Ponard

Photo of Bacteria — Bacteria
Charlotte Werth

Photo of Sunflower — Sunflower
Jess Redgrave

Photo of Wool, Natural dye — Wool, Natural dye
Studio Claudy Jongstra

Photo of Charcoal — Charcoal
Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Amacizo — Amacizo
Color Amazonia

Photo of Chontaduro — Chontaduro
Color Amazonia

Photo of Huitillo — Huitillo
Color Amazonia

Photo of Chokanary — Chokanary
Color Amazonia

Photo of Palo brasil — Palo brasil
Color Amazonia

Photo of Achiote — Achiote
Color Amazonia

Photo of Cúrcuma — Cúrcuma
Color Amazonia

Photo of Ott tree, Porcelain — Ott tree, Porcelain
Studio Yoon Seok-hyeon

Photo of Organic waste — Organic waste
OurCarbon

Photo of Spirulina — Spirulina
Aastha Poddar

Photo of Flower — Flower
Elena Renée Pereira

Photo of Phytoplankton — Phytoplankton
Luis Undritz

Photo of Activated carbon — Activated carbon
Marie Melcore

Photo of Slime mould — Slime mould
Tahiya Hossain

Photo of Blue elf cup — Blue elf cup
Liene Kazaka

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed
Studio Nienke Hoogvliet

Photo of Soil — Soil
Natural Earth Paint

Photo of Turmeric — Turmeric
Kala Chaupal

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