Elin Tanding Sørensen is an artist (MA, Oslo National Academy of the Arts), animator (Volda University College), diversity activist, and independent researcher with a practice-based PhD in marine landscape architecture (MA and PhD, Norwegian University of Life Sciences). Her pioneering work blends eco-social art, architecture, and urban rewilding to explore human societies as integral expressions of living ecosystems. With a strong foundation in community engagement, her research centers on multispecies placemaking and co-learning. Elin has led several long-term, site-responsive art projects in Norway and Athens, and was recently a Fulbright Scholar at UC Santa Cruz. Through cross-disciplinary collaborations, she seeks to inspire collective care by merging artistic vision with social change.