Sensing Earth: Cultural Quests Across a Heated Globe
Sensing EarthĀ states that our environmental issues are in the first place a matter of culture and aesthetics. Technology and science are not enough to solve these problems.
Our globe is facing an escalation of ecological problems, with no quick solutions in sight. We seem to be caught in a spiral of health issues, burnout, sensory overload, depression, and somatic deprivation. Artists faced with these crises are looking for ways to articulate the ongoing emergencies and explore possible ways out. However, the arts and culture are caught in a double bind. Artists and cultural initiatives need circulation to let ideas intersect and create meaningful connections. However, this globalised system also contributes to the planetās ecological decline: by countless journeys from oneĀ biennale, international residency, touring exhibition and networking event to the next. After the Covid-19 pandemic ābusiness as usualā seems to prevail.Ā
Sensing EarthĀ includes essays, interviews, poetry, manifestos, choreographic prompts, speculative fiction, and case studies operating at the intersection of art and activism, culture and nature. All texts explore what sensorial foundations are necessary to address systemic failures, and what routes to take for keeping us moving on this planet, physically, emotionally and intellectually.
290 pages, 13 x 21 cm, paperback, Valiz (Amsterdam).
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Sensing Earth: Cultural Quests Across a Heated Globe
Sensing EarthĀ states that our environmental issues are in the first place a matter of culture and aesthetics. Technology and science are not enough to solve these problems.
Our globe is facing an escalation of ecological problems, with no quick solutions in sight. We seem to be caught in a spiral of health issues, burnout, sensory overload, depression, and somatic deprivation. Artists faced with these crises are looking for ways to articulate the ongoing emergencies and explore possible ways out. However, the arts and culture are caught in a double bind. Artists and cultural initiatives need circulation to let ideas intersect and create meaningful connections. However, this globalised system also contributes to the planetās ecological decline: by countless journeys from oneĀ biennale, international residency, touring exhibition and networking event to the next. After the Covid-19 pandemic ābusiness as usualā seems to prevail.Ā
Sensing EarthĀ includes essays, interviews, poetry, manifestos, choreographic prompts, speculative fiction, and case studies operating at the intersection of art and activism, culture and nature. All texts explore what sensorial foundations are necessary to address systemic failures, and what routes to take for keeping us moving on this planet, physically, emotionally and intellectually.
290 pages, 13 x 21 cm, paperback, Valiz (Amsterdam).
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Sensing EarthĀ states that our environmental issues are in the first place a matter of culture and aesthetics. Technology and science are not enough to solve these problems.
Our globe is facing an escalation of ecological problems, with no quick solutions in sight. We seem to be caught in a spiral of health issues, burnout, sensory overload, depression, and somatic deprivation. Artists faced with these crises are looking for ways to articulate the ongoing emergencies and explore possible ways out. However, the arts and culture are caught in a double bind. Artists and cultural initiatives need circulation to let ideas intersect and create meaningful connections. However, this globalised system also contributes to the planetās ecological decline: by countless journeys from oneĀ biennale, international residency, touring exhibition and networking event to the next. After the Covid-19 pandemic ābusiness as usualā seems to prevail.Ā
Sensing EarthĀ includes essays, interviews, poetry, manifestos, choreographic prompts, speculative fiction, and case studies operating at the intersection of art and activism, culture and nature. All texts explore what sensorial foundations are necessary to address systemic failures, and what routes to take for keeping us moving on this planet, physically, emotionally and intellectually.
290 pages, 13 x 21 cm, paperback, Valiz (Amsterdam).
