Ecótono

Ecótono is a Brazilian micro-publisher and independent platform for dialogue at the intersection of nature and culture through art. Operating from its website at ecotono.xyz, the project describes itself as a "micro-editora" (micro-publisher) that materializes ideas and research into books. The name references the ecological concept of an ecotone — a transition zone between two biological communities — which mirrors the project's focus on the boundary between nature and culture. According to its official site, Ecótono paused its public posting activity after 2023, but continued working behind the scenes. One of its main ongoing efforts is Ecótono micro-editora, a low-run publishing operation that uses the technology at hand to produce books autonomously and independently of large institutions. The publisher states that books are a way to materialize ideas and projects, flowing to distant places with little effort and often tracing their own destiny. In 2025, Ecótono participated in the photobook fair of the Festival Zum through Banca GE, and in the Feira Miolos in partnership with Impressora Hidrográfica. Since then, it has been putting its production onto paper gradually, detail by detail. Its next publication is expected to result from the research group Investigação Crítica da Paisagem (Critical Landscape Investigation), scheduled for September 22–25, 2026. Beyond publishing, Ecótono hosts the Investigação Crítica da Paisagem research group, a theoretical-practical group that investigates the complexity of post-natural landscapes through navigation on virtual mapping platforms. The group examines images related to contemporary ecologies and patterns of territorial occupation, treating cartography and maps as tools to know, represent, and control territory. The project positions images as never neutral, passive, or without consequence. Ecótono operates as an independent, small-scale cultural and publishing initiative rather than a conventional commercial company. Its activities span publishing, research, and participation in art book fairs, with a focus on contemporary ecology, landscape, and the intersection of nature and culture through artistic practice.

Ecótono emerged as an independent Brazilian initiative at the intersection of art, ecology, and publishing. Its name derives from the ecological term "ecotone," a transition zone between two biological communities, reflecting the project's conceptual focus on the boundary between nature and culture. The project maintains an online presence at ecotono.xyz, where it publishes updates, catalog information, and research announcements. According to its official website, Ecótono's public posting activity slowed after 2023, leading some observers to believe the project had stopped. In reality, the team continued working outside the website. A central ongoing effort became Ecótono micro-editora, a micro-publishing arm dedicated to producing low-run books. The publisher explains that it values books as a way to materialize ideas and projects, noting that books flow, reach distant places with little effort, and often trace their own destiny. The decision to publish was driven by a desire to put the group's research into the world autonomously and independently of large institutions, using the technology at hand. In 2025, Ecótono returned to public activity by participating in the photobook fair of the Festival Zum through Banca GE, and in the Feira Miolos in partnership with Impressora Hidrográfica. These appearances connected the micro-publisher to Brazil's broader art book and photobook circuit. Since then, Ecótono has continued putting its production onto paper gradually, detail by detail. Alongside publishing, Ecótono hosts the research group Investigação Crítica da Paisagem (Critical Landscape Investigation). Announced on September 2, 2026, and scheduled for September 22–25, 2026, the group is described as theoretical-practical, investigating the complexity of post-natural landscapes through navigation on virtual mapping platforms. Its aim is to examine images related to contemporary ecologies and patterns of territorial occupation. The group treats cartography and maps as tools for knowing, representing, and controlling territory, and argues that images are never neutral, passive, or without consequence. The next Ecótono publication is expected to result from this research group. Ecótono thus operates as a small-scale, independent cultural producer. Its history is one of gradual, self-directed growth: from an online platform for dialogue on nature and culture through art, to a micro-publisher of low-run books, to a host of critical landscape research. Its trajectory reflects a broader movement of independent art publishing in Brazil, where small actors use accessible technology and fairs to circulate work outside mainstream institutional channels.

• Last public posts on the Ecótono website before a pause in visible activity.

• Participated in the Festival Zum photobook fair through Banca GE and in the Feira Miolos with Impressora Hidrográfica.

• Announced the Investigação Crítica da Paisagem research group, scheduled for September 22–25, 2026.

• Published an update on the Ecótono micro-editora and its upcoming publication plans.

Independent, autonomous micro-publisher and art-research platform focused on the intersection of nature and culture, producing low-run publications outside large institutions.

• Ecótono micro-editora publications

  Low-run books produced autonomously with available technology, materializing the group's research and projects.

• Investigação Crítica da Paisagem publication

  Forthcoming publication resulting from the research group scheduled for September 2026.

1. 1Ecótono — megafoneecotono.xyz
2. 2Wikidata Q140132502wikidata.org