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Thought Exhibition: The significance of Bruno Latour's art exhibition concept for his work and as a model for art institutions

Projektbeschreibung

Das Potenzial der Kunst zur Aufarbeitung sozialer und ökologischer Fragen

Im Rahmen von vier Ausstellungen im Zentrum für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe haben der französische Philosoph Bruno Latour, der für seine Arbeiten im Bereich der Wissenschafts- und Technologiestudien bekannt ist, und der österreichische postkonzeptionelle Künstler Peter Weibel das Konzept der „Gedankenausstellung“ entwickelt. Hierbei wird eine kuratorische Methode angewandt, die auf der ästhetischen und partizipatorischen Fähigkeit der Künste beruht, kritische Themen wie den Klimawandel zu behandeln. Das EU-finanzierte Projekt THOUGHT EXHIBITION untersucht das Konzept der Gedankenausstellung, um neue Einblicke in Latours Werk zu gewinnen. Das Projekt wird die Bedeutung von Gedankenausstellungen für diese Arbeit aufzeigen und einen konzeptionellen Rahmen für die Rolle der Künste bei der Ermöglichung interaktiver Erzählungen zu ökologisch und gesellschaftlich kritischen Themen bieten.

Ziel

The research project investigates the concept of “thought exhibition” (TE), a curatorial approach developed by Bruno Latour and Peter Weibel during four exhibitions at ZKM | Centre for Art and Media, Karlsruhe (Germany). Following Latour’s work in philosophy and science & technology studies (STS) the art exhibitions aim at challenging the dualistic mentality (nature/culture, object/subject, etc.) fostered by European modernity which is, according to Latour, at the heart of current crises such as climate change. TEs engage visitors in a “spatio-aesthetic thought experiment” by bringing them into a position where they can question modern preconceptions, such as the domination of culture over nature or the notion of objective distance towards phenomena, and encourage them to develop alternatives. The project will gain new insights into Latour’s work in philosophy and STS by demonstrating the significance of TEs for this work. It will also provide a conceptual framework for the role of the arts in facilitating engaging narratives on ecologically/socially critical issues. In particular, the project will investigate Latour’s concepts of “hybrids”, artefacts which cannot be put distinctively in categories of nature or culture, transgressing the dualistic distinctions, and of “compositionism”, a relational way of juxtaposing objects and actors in the exhibition space. The research will be carried out by reviewing published and, at the ZKM archive, unpublished material, by analysing ZKM visitor surveys and by conducting interviews with Latour, Weibel, co-curators and ZKM staff, all of whom have pledged to fully support the project. Despite the relevance of both Latour’s work and ZKM as a leading art museum, little research on the TE concept has been done so far. The project wants to thoroughly investigate this curatorial approach which builds on the aesthetic and participatory capacity of the arts to address crucial issues and to activate individuals for processes of change.

Koordinator

KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
Netto-EU-Beitrag
€ 207 312,00
Adresse
NORREGADE 10
1165 Kobenhavn
Dänemark

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Region
Danmark Hovedstaden Byen København
Aktivitätstyp
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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Gesamtkosten
€ 207 312,00