Posts Tagged ‘extraction’
Ana Alenso
by Adela Lovric // Feb. 11, 2023
Noises from the nearby construction site disturb an otherwise idyllic morning at Ana Alenso’s studio in Berlin-Wedding. It seems, however, as if the droning soundscape of heavy machinery…[read on]
‘Fossil Experience’ at Wasserspeicher: An Interview with the Curators
by Nadia Egan // Apr. 14, 2022
We spoke with exhibition curators Lena Johanna Reisner and Sonja Hornung about the inspiration and thinking behind their curatorial work, participating artists in the show…[read on]
The Mine as Metaphor: An Interview with Simon Denny
by Lucia Longhi // Mar. 1, 2021
The exhibition is a deep-dive into the ethics of mining for minerals and data, resulting in a presentation of extractivism as a whole paradigm of the human attitude…[read on]
Ancestral Healing: An Interview with Sara Sejin Chang
by Aoife Donnellan // Feb. 23, 2021
Sara Sejin Chang’s (Sara van der Heide) work engages with extractivism in a cultural and personal sense…[read on]
Prying Geologies: An Interview with Nicholas Mangan
by Hannah Carroll Harris // Feb. 12, 2021
Ancient stone artefacts, air-cooling systems, insect communication and cryptocurrency. These seemingly disparate phenomena are but some of the sprawling curiosities which…[read on]
Nightmare at the Museum: An Interview with Coalition of Cultural Workers Against the Humboldt Forum
by Noëlle BuAbbud // Feb. 5, 2021
“Berlin’s newest landmark” is built on smoke and mirrors, a space of feigned criticality that purports to promote a narrative of cultural exchange and debate…[read on]
Counter-Cartographies: An Interview with Cian Dayrit
by William Kherbek // Jan. 19, 2021
We spoke to Cian Dayrit about how art can render the concealed visible, and the ways artists can challenge cultures of extraction…[read on]
Otobong Nkanga’s ‘There’s No Such Thing as Solid Ground’ Opens at Gropius Bau
July 07, 2020
Last year, Nigerian-born, Antwerp-based visual and performance artist Otobong Nkanga was ‘In House: Artist in Residence’ at Gropius Bau in Berlin. On July 10th, she will open her solo exhibition at the museum…[read on]