At their core, the works address issues of sustainability, biodiversity, and nature in general. Issues such as the human-animal-plant hierarchy, holism, and cosmology are also addressed. Common to all is the question of how we can create a more ecological and just future. In addition to formal and site-specific realisations, the works often include procedural, participatory, and transdisciplinary-research components, revealing deeper relationships to systems and phenomena related to the social and cultural aspects of climate change. Learning from the Earth is both an exhibition about change and a catalyst for change.
The exhibition, as well as the accompanying publication, the concurrent Alps Art Academy and ILEA TALKS symposium as well as the ILEA Institute’s ongoing research projects are less about scalability and more about multiplicability. There is no single solution to a problem as complex and multi-layered as the climate crisis. Learning from the Earth reflects this complexity. The exhibition is a call to action, inviting us to respond collectively to a changing world and to engage with visions of the future in all their scientific and artistic ramifications.
Works and projects by: Lara Almarcegui (ES), Badel/Sarbach (CH), Ursula Biemann (CH), Julius von Bismarck (DE), Buchli/Isenschmid (CH), Com&Com (CH), Valentina De Micheli (CH), Saskia Edens (CH), Lithic Alliance (CH/BE), Marcus Maeder (CH), !Mediengruppe Bitnik (CH/DE), Dharmendra Prasad (IN), Simon/Odermatt (CH), Steiner/Lenzlinger (CH), Ben Vautier (FR/CH)
Collateral events and performances by:
Partner Projects: Klimapavillon Safiental / Kunst Garage Versam
Performances: Sound Kite Ensemble / 507 Nanometer
Research projects: Safientaler Gespräche (Oral History) / ACLA
Curated by: Johannes M. Hedinger
Dates
Exhibition duration: July 2 – October 23, 2022
Vernissage: July 2/3, 2022 (detailed program: >Flyer)
Finissage: 22./23 Oct 2022 (detailed program online from 1/10/22).
Guided tours: Sunday 24 July, 14 Aug, 18 Sept, 9 Oct 2022 > Info, Registration
The temporary artworks and projects of the 15 art positions are spread all over the Safiental, from Valendas and Versam at the entrance of the valley to Tenna and Safien in the middle of the valley and Thalkirch and Turrahus at the end of the valley. They can be visited free of charge and mostly around the clock. The collateral events and activities, on the other hand, are often limited in time and availability (see details online).
The Berghotel Alpenblick in Tenna serves as an information centre for the exhibition, including an info point, two collateral projects (Audio-Station Safientaler Gespräche (Oral History) and installation Post Kinderwettbewerb) and two indoor exhibitions (Marcus Maeder, Art Safiental Gallery), organised by the ILEA Institute for Land and Environmental, which is itself located in the house with rooms and residency.
> Artworks (online from July 22)
> Info Map (Texts & Locations)
> Catalogue (online from Aug 22)
> Press release (Lang, German)