Opis projektu
Zdolność sztuki do reagowania na problemy społeczne i ekologiczne
W trakcie czterech wystaw w Centrum Sztuki i Mediów Karlsruhe francuski filozof Bruno Latour, znany z prac w dziedzinie badań naukowych i technologicznych, oraz austriacki artysta post-konceptualny Peter Weibel opracowali koncepcję „wystawy myślowej” (ang. thought exhibition, TE). Jest to metoda prezentacji oparta na zdolności estetycznej i angażującej sztuki do poruszania ważnych kwestii, takich jak zmiana klimatu. Twórcy finansowanego ze środków UE projektu THOUGHT EXHIBITION badają koncepcję TE, aby uzyskać nowe informacje na temat prac Latoura. Badacze wykażą znaczenie TE dla tej pracy i opracują ramy konceptualne dotyczące roli sztuki w ułatwianiu tworzenia angażujących narracji na temat ważnych kwestii społecznych i ekologicznych.
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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 The research will be carried out by reviewing published and, at the ZKM archive, unpublished material, by analysing ZKM visitor surveys and by conducting interviews with Latour, Weibel, co-curators and ZKM staff, all of whom have pledged to fully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)Koordynator
1165 Kobenhavn
Dania