On stage: Nature – Living at the edge
14 Nov 2008 - 11 Jan 2009
ON STAGE: NATURE – LIVING AT THE EDGE
14.11.2008 – 11.01.2009
Public opening: 13.11.2008, 7 p.m.
Artists:
Sarnath Banerjee
Barbara Blasin
Eva Castringius
J. Henry Fair
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Sabine Gisiger
Laura Kikauka
Alexander Ugay
Frank Westerman
ZITABL
computer game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
The second exhibition of the series "On stage: Nature – Living at the edge" presents artistic works that deal with man-made disasters. It also includes works which investigate into the aesthetic side of catastrophes and the fascination they exert on people. All times and all cultures knew visions of the end of the world. The technical developments of the last 150 years, however, have brought about disasters of until now unknown dimensions, like the Chernobyl disaster, the drying of the Lake Aral, or the toxic gas accidents at Bhopal and Seveso. These are the incidents around which the exhibition is centred. At the same time, the exhibition not only wants to investigate aesthetically into environmental problems but also to inform. The exhibitions at the ifa galleries in Berlin and Stuttgart intentionally combine different media to themes in order to render visible complex cultural relations.
14.11.2008 – 11.01.2009
Public opening: 13.11.2008, 7 p.m.
Artists:
Sarnath Banerjee
Barbara Blasin
Eva Castringius
J. Henry Fair
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Sabine Gisiger
Laura Kikauka
Alexander Ugay
Frank Westerman
ZITABL
computer game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
The second exhibition of the series "On stage: Nature – Living at the edge" presents artistic works that deal with man-made disasters. It also includes works which investigate into the aesthetic side of catastrophes and the fascination they exert on people. All times and all cultures knew visions of the end of the world. The technical developments of the last 150 years, however, have brought about disasters of until now unknown dimensions, like the Chernobyl disaster, the drying of the Lake Aral, or the toxic gas accidents at Bhopal and Seveso. These are the incidents around which the exhibition is centred. At the same time, the exhibition not only wants to investigate aesthetically into environmental problems but also to inform. The exhibitions at the ifa galleries in Berlin and Stuttgart intentionally combine different media to themes in order to render visible complex cultural relations.