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Participating artists: Nadine Baldow (Installation / Sculpture), Hendrik Czakainski (Installation / Sculpture), Kai Löffelbein (Installation / Photography), Jazoo Yang (Installation / Sculpture), Shingo Yoshida (Video / Photography) & VR films by Edward Burtynsky

COVID-19, California Fires, Australian ecosystem collapse. What is going on in the world? Are we experiencing a new phase of human existence or are these terrifying phenomena still to be considered ‘natural’? How do we imagine our world to be like in some years from now and more importantly, how do we want our world to be in the future?

The exhibition EARTH, t. b. a is to be understood as part of the Anthropocene exhibition series, conceived by curator Vanessa Souli, which explores the broader relationship of humans to their immediate, as well as global, natural and social environment. An unofficial term used to describe the current period in Earth’s history when human actions have a visible impact on the regulation of climate and the balance of ecosystems, the Anthropocene is an increasingly important concept that encompasses all aspects of human activity on Earth.

The project presents a series of scenarios of future life on Earth that oscillate between imagination and documentation. The selected works, which are mainly site-specific installations, are imaginary investigations of post-apocalyptic rural and urban landscapes as a result of human influence on nature and architecture. Specifically, the exhibition aims to generate a conversation around the following global issues:

• Environmental disasters and their impact on marginalised communities (climate change)
• Civilization waste of high-tech societies (e-waste)
• Cultural identity and memory in a globalised world (globalisation)
• Biological interventions in species (hybridisation)

Online program for the exhibition
Friday, April 30, 2021, 6 p.m.
"Landscape as a Method: a Means of Environmental Awareness"
Discussion #1 with Hendrik Czakainski and Kai Löffelbein (in German)
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Saturday, May 15, 2021, 4 p.m.
Curator tour through the exhibition (in English)
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Friday, May 21, 2021, 6 p.m.
"Landscape as a Confrontation: Existential & Cultural Aspects in a Globalized World"
Discussion #2 with Nadine Baldow, Jazoo Yang & Shingo Yoshida (in English)
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Saturday, May 28, 2021, 7 p.m.
Curator tour through the exhibition (in English)
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On April 30 and May 21, Vanessa Souli will be on site between 4 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. and will present the Anthropocene-project by Edward Burtynsky as a VR experience.