Corridor II:
PACHAMAMA
Justine Blau, Jimmie Durham, Adrien Missika, Elsa Salonen, Daniel Steegmann Mangrané, Hartmut Stockter
Exhibition curated by insitu collective
( Marie Graftieaux, Nora Mayr, Gilles Neiens, Lauren Reid)
24 February - 13 May 2017 insitu, Berlin
Exhibition curated by insitu collective
( Marie Graftieaux, Nora Mayr, Gilles Neiens, Lauren Reid)
24 February - 13 May 2017 insitu, Berlin
Elsa Salonen, Despertando a los espíritus de las hojas (install view) 2016-2017, Colombian medicinal plants, glass, wood, light, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist. Photo: Markus Georg
Pachamama is a term used by indigenous groups from South America for the goddess mother nature. Their understanding of a »buen vivir« (good living) as a way of doing things in a harmonious community, a community that includes nature, led to the first implementation of the Rights of Nature by a governmental constitution in Ecuador 2008. The Rights of Nature means a change of perspective. Under this law, nature is no longer understood as property but is acknowledged in all its life forms as having the right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital cycles.
Taking this specific moment in time, the exhibition Corridor II: Pachamama asks: What does it mean to see nature not only as a source for harvest and economic wealth, but as an equal partner? How do we understand and imagine this partner? What kind of different intelligences are contained within nonhuman worlds?
Corridor II: Pachamama is the second show within insitu collective’s Cycle IV, an ambitious series of three exhibitions that deals with the potential of time travel. Described as Corridors, each exhibition begins with a significant moment related to scientific discoveries or notorious events in history and takes visitors on an unfolding narrative that provides a special exhibition-viewing experience into the heart of the topic.
Taking this specific moment in time, the exhibition Corridor II: Pachamama asks: What does it mean to see nature not only as a source for harvest and economic wealth, but as an equal partner? How do we understand and imagine this partner? What kind of different intelligences are contained within nonhuman worlds?
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Corridor II: Pachamama is the second show within insitu collective’s Cycle IV, an ambitious series of three exhibitions that deals with the potential of time travel. Described as Corridors, each exhibition begins with a significant moment related to scientific discoveries or notorious events in history and takes visitors on an unfolding narrative that provides a special exhibition-viewing experience into the heart of the topic.
Corridor II: Pachamama (install view) 2016. Photo: Markus Georg
Justine Blau, Hibajukumoku (a gift) 2017, paper, tape, pins, glass dome. Courtesy the artist. Photo: Markus Georg
Corridor II: Pachamama (install view) 2016. Photo: Markus Georg
Elsa Salonen, Despertando a los espíritus de las hojas (detail) 2016-2017. Courtesy the artist. Photo: Markus Georg
Adrien Missika, Navitech (install view) 2016,
6 bamboo trunks, varnish, water, leaves, magnetic needles. Courtesy the artist Galerie Bugada & Cargnel, Paris. Photo: Markus Georg
6 bamboo trunks, varnish, water, leaves, magnetic needles. Courtesy the artist Galerie Bugada & Cargnel, Paris. Photo: Markus Georg
Jimmie Durham, My Memory Stick date unknown,
print, wooden stick. Courtesy the artist and kurimanzutto, Mexico. Photo: Markus Georg
print, wooden stick. Courtesy the artist and kurimanzutto, Mexico. Photo: Markus Georg
Daniel Steegmann Mangrané Teque-teque (still) 2010
monochannel video, color, sound, poster. Courtesy the artist and Esther Schipper, Berlin.
monochannel video, color, sound, poster. Courtesy the artist and Esther Schipper, Berlin.
Hartmut Stockter, Snail Chewing Listening Device (install view) 2012, wooden table, metal form, headphones, salad. Courtesy the artist. Photo: Markus Georg