Description du projet
La capacité des arts à aborder les questions sociales et écologiques
Dans le cadre de quatre expositions au Centre des arts et des médias de Karlsruhe, le philosophe français Bruno Latour, connu pour ses travaux dans le domaine des études scientifiques et technologiques, et l’artiste post-conceptuel autrichien Peter Weibel ont développé le concept d’«exposition de pensée» (TE pour Thought Exhibition). Il s’agit d’une méthode curatoriale fondée sur la capacité esthétique et participative des arts à aborder des questions cruciales telles que le changement climatique. Le projet THOUGHT EXHIBITION, financé par l’UE, étudie le concept de TE afin d’acquérir de nouvelles informations sur l’œuvre de Latour. Le projet démontrera l’importance des TE pour ces travaux et fournira un cadre conceptuel pour le rôle des arts dans la facilitation de récits engageants sur des questions capitales sur le plan écologique et social.
Objectif
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 The research will be carried out by reviewing published and, at the ZKM archive, unpublished material, by analysing ZKM visitor surveys and by conducting interviews with Latour, Weibel, co-curators and ZKM staff, all of whom have pledged to fully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.
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinateur
1165 Kobenhavn
Danemark